| ABOUT Prompt |
| Allows you to change the MS-DOS prompt to display more or less information. |
| Prompt SYNTAX |
| Changes the Windows command prompt. PROMPT [text] text Specifies a new command prompt. Prompt can be made up of normal characters and the following 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) $_ Carriage return and linefeed Type PROMPT without parameters to reset the prompt to the default setting. |
| EXAMPLE |
| prompt$t$d$_$p$g - This would display the time and the date above your prompt when in DOS. |