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MS DOS Command: PROMPT

Reference from Microsoft WinXP cmd help

Description

Changes the cmd.exe command prompt.

Syntax

PROMPT [text]

Parameters

text	Specifies a new command prompt.

Remarks

Prompt can be made up of normal characters and the following special codes:

$A	& (Ampersand)
$B	| (pipe)
$C	( (Left parenthesis)
$D	Current date
$E	Escape code (ASCII code 27)
$F	) (Right parenthesis)
$G	> (greater-than sign)
$H	Backspace (erases previous character)
$L	< (less-than sign)
$N	Current drive
$P	Current drive and path
$Q	= (equal sign)
$S	(space)
$T	Current time
$V	Windows XP version number
$_	Carriage return and linefeed
$$	$ (dollar sign)

If Command Extensions are enabled the PROMPT command supports the following additional formatting characters:

$+	zero or more plus sign (+) characters depending upon the depth of the PUSHD directory stack, one character for each level pushed.
$M	Displays the remote name associated with the current drive letter or the empty string if current drive is not a network drive.