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

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    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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    Just use of the ports of 'bash'
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    I recommend Cygwin: cygwin.com
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    Theres plenty of console replacements on sf.net. Currently im using one called Console

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    i second cygwin and a bash port

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    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.)
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    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.
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    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++.
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    Out of curiosity, QuestionC, would zacs7's suggestion of Console be a possible solution?
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    Quote Originally Posted by laserlight View Post
    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.
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    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.
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