Microsoft DOS prompt command

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About prompt

Allows you to change the MS-DOS prompt to display more or less information.

Availability

The prompt command is an internal command that is available in the below Microsoft operating systems.

Index

Category:
MS-DOS

Companies:
Microsoft

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Operating systems

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Syntax

Changes the Windows command prompt.

PROMPT [text]

text Specifies a new command prompt.

The prompt can be made up of normal characters and the below special codes:

$Q	= (equal sign)
$$	$ (dollar sign)
$T	Current time
$D	Current date
$P	Current drive and path
$V	Windows version number
$N	Current drive
$G	> (greater-than sign)
$L	& (less-than sign)
$B	\| (pipe)
$H	Backspace (erases previous character)
$E	Escape code (ASCII code 27)
$_	Carriage return and linefeed

Type PROMPT without parameters to reset the prompt to the default setting.

Examples

prompt $t $d$_$p$g

Display the time and the date above your prompt when in DOS.

Additional information about changing the prompt as well as more examples can be found on document CH000484.