command prompt++

l2u · 04-13-2007, 11:34 AM

Hello..

I wonder if there is any application for windows similar to command prompt (actually improved command prompt) with features like simple text copying/pasting, resize options, etc..

Thanks for help

Noir · 04-13-2007, 01:57 PM

The dos prompt already supports copy/pasting. Make sure it's set to quick edit in the properties and you can select with the mouse and copy with enter and paste with a right click. I don't know about resize options, but there are already some in the properties menu...

dwks · 04-13-2007, 02:01 PM

Well, the Windows XP command prompt isn't too bad. For earlier versions of windows I just use doskey:

Code:

C:\>doskey

C:\>

Then, after doskey has been run, you can press <up> to repeat commands etc. Most computers have it already installed.

Any windows command prompt supports copying and pasting (at least, Windows 95 onwards). For earlier versions, there are some buttons at the top of the screen: mark, copy, paste, etc. For Windows XP, right-click on the window (anywhere works) and you'll get a popup to the same effect.

[edit] Too slow again.

[/edit]

l2u · 04-13-2007, 06:47 PM

Yes I know cmd prompt supports resizing, copying, pasting, but I wonder if theres any improved version of this.. Im not satisfied with this one, I would prefer something like linux commander.

**Salem** · 04-14-2007, 03:59 AM

Just use of the ports of 'bash'
Original DOS command line was a wax crayon
Win32 console is still wax, but you do get a choice of colours.

dwks · 04-14-2007, 02:31 PM

I recommend Cygwin: cygwin.com

zacs7 · 04-16-2007, 03:56 AM

Theres plenty of console replacements on sf.net. Currently im using one called Console

divineleft · 04-16-2007, 07:48 AM

i second cygwin and a bash port

QuestionC · 04-16-2007, 10:38 AM

I don't see how Cygwin solves the problems. You are still stuck with an un-resizable window that's tricky to copy/paste in and out of. It's a problem with how windows handles console windows, not the shell.

(PS, I'm sorry, I don't have a solution.)

**Salem** · 04-16-2007, 10:49 AM

What?
I can copy/paste just fine in and out of my cygwin, and it definitely isn't the default size.

Right click on the top-left corner and update the properties to your taste.

It's even better because there is a pseudo file called "/dev/clipboard" which you can do things like
cat /dev/clipboard | anotherProg
or
anotherProg > /dev/clipboard

Absolutely spiffy for getting things done with stuff copied to clipboard in other windows.

QuestionC · 04-16-2007, 12:25 PM

Let me say it a different way...

All you really buy in terms of better stuff you can do by installing Cygwin using Bash is /dev/clipboard, and better scripting. If you are willing to install Cygwin and run under bash, it's better to get what is a real console window:

Install Cygwin
Start running SSHD daemon.
Connect to yourself using Putty.

Let's look at the features you get:

REAL window resizing (having to open up a menu and manually type in number of columns is a blatant cludge).
Configurable palate.
Configurable bell.
Logging options.
More than 2 fonts to choose from.

These aren't amazing features... this is basic functionality that should be expected from a windowed console interface, and just running bash under a window doesn't provide any of that, at the cost of being forced to run under a completely alien shell.

I'm not knocking bash or anything, but it is distinctly not command prompt++.

**laserlight** · 04-16-2007, 12:30 PM

Out of curiosity, QuestionC, would zacs7's suggestion of Console be a possible solution?

QuestionC · 04-16-2007, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by laserlight

Out of curiosity, QuestionC, would zacs7's suggestion of Console be a possible solution?

Well.. I've never used it before two minutes ago, but so far it seems pretty nice, and is exactly what I was thinking of.

I see myself switching over my dev shell shortcuts to it in the near future.

cerin · 04-29-2007, 12:21 AM

You can copy/paste in command prompt just not using hotkeys. Right click the blue bar at the top of the window and hover of edit to have the copy/paste command to fly out. Microsoft released this expanded little deal realizing the advantages to having a good CLI probably after they figured out why people move to Linux.

It's called powershell. It has some expanded commands and cmdlet's (what microsoft calls them). It has some scripting capabilities as well.

Powershell.

04-13-2007, 11:34 AM	#1
l2u Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 630	command prompt++ Hello.. I wonder if there is any application for windows similar to command prompt (actually improved command prompt) with features like simple text copying/pasting, resize options, etc.. Thanks for help
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04-13-2007, 01:57 PM	#2
Noir Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 218	The dos prompt already supports copy/pasting. Make sure it's set to quick edit in the properties and you can select with the mouse and copy with enter and paste with a right click. I don't know about resize options, but there are already some in the properties menu...
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04-13-2007, 02:01 PM	#3
dwks Frequently Quite Prolix Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 7,698	Well, the Windows XP command prompt isn't too bad. For earlier versions of windows I just use doskey: Code: C:\>doskey C:\> Then, after doskey has been run, you can press <up> to repeat commands etc. Most computers have it already installed. Any windows command prompt supports copying and pasting (at least, Windows 95 onwards). For earlier versions, there are some buttons at the top of the screen: mark, copy, paste, etc. For Windows XP, right-click on the window (anywhere works) and you'll get a popup to the same effect. [edit] Too slow again. [/edit] __________________ dwk Seek and ye shall find. quaere et invenies. "Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it." -- Alan Perlis "Testing can only prove the presence of bugs, not their absence." -- Edsger Dijkstra "The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing." -- John Powell Other boards: DaniWeb, TPS Unofficial Wiki FAQ: cpwiki.sf.net My website: http://dwks.theprogrammingsite.com/ Projects: codeform, xuni, atlantis, nort, etc.
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04-13-2007, 06:47 PM	#4
l2u Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 630	Yes I know cmd prompt supports resizing, copying, pasting, but I wonder if theres any improved version of this.. Im not satisfied with this one, I would prefer something like linux commander.
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04-14-2007, 03:59 AM	#5
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dwks Frequently Quite Prolix Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 7,698	I recommend Cygwin: cygwin.com __________________ dwk Seek and ye shall find. quaere et invenies. "Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it." -- Alan Perlis "Testing can only prove the presence of bugs, not their absence." -- Edsger Dijkstra "The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing." -- John Powell Other boards: DaniWeb, TPS Unofficial Wiki FAQ: cpwiki.sf.net My website: http://dwks.theprogrammingsite.com/ Projects: codeform, xuni, atlantis, nort, etc.
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04-16-2007, 07:48 AM	#8
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04-16-2007, 10:38 AM	#9
QuestionC Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 752	I don't see how Cygwin solves the problems. You are still stuck with an un-resizable window that's tricky to copy/paste in and out of. It's a problem with how windows handles console windows, not the shell. (PS, I'm sorry, I don't have a solution.) __________________ Callou collei we'll code the way Of prime numbers and pings!
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04-16-2007, 10:49 AM	#10
Salem and the hat of Jobseeking Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The edge of the known universe Posts: 21,710	What? I can copy/paste just fine in and out of my cygwin, and it definitely isn't the default size. Right click on the top-left corner and update the properties to your taste. It's even better because there is a pseudo file called "/dev/clipboard" which you can do things like cat /dev/clipboard \| anotherProg or anotherProg > /dev/clipboard Absolutely spiffy for getting things done with stuff copied to clipboard in other windows. __________________ If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
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04-16-2007, 12:25 PM	#11
QuestionC Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 752	Let me say it a different way... All you really buy in terms of better stuff you can do by installing Cygwin using Bash is /dev/clipboard, and better scripting. If you are willing to install Cygwin and run under bash, it's better to get what is a real console window: Install Cygwin Start running SSHD daemon. Connect to yourself using Putty. Let's look at the features you get: REAL window resizing (having to open up a menu and manually type in number of columns is a blatant cludge). Configurable palate. Configurable bell. Logging options. More than 2 fonts to choose from. These aren't amazing features... this is basic functionality that should be expected from a windowed console interface, and just running bash under a window doesn't provide any of that, at the cost of being forced to run under a completely alien shell. I'm not knocking bash or anything, but it is distinctly not command prompt++. __________________ Callou collei we'll code the way Of prime numbers and pings!
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04-29-2007, 12:21 AM	#14
cerin Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 465	You can copy/paste in command prompt just not using hotkeys. Right click the blue bar at the top of the window and hover of edit to have the copy/paste command to fly out. Microsoft released this expanded little deal realizing the advantages to having a good CLI probably after they figured out why people move to Linux. It's called powershell. It has some expanded commands and cmdlet's (what microsoft calls them). It has some scripting capabilities as well. Powershell. __________________ My computer is awesome.
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