a better command line on Windows

[Motoma]

You should all just get Cygwin, and use bash.

[Cyberdyne]

Good Idea that's what I just did and its quicker then running through start>run>type in cmd and hit Enter

so now I have a shortcut on my desktop referencing cmd.exe with a key combo CTRL + ALT + D =D)

[bartonc]

If you like me and think the ms cmd.exe really bites (or worse, cygwin), check out consol2
here.

Just bringing this discussion back on track.

[Cyberdyne]

Yeah I installed it and its pretty cool but cmd is just classic, I can always depend on it because it comes preinstalled on all windows systems.

[NeoPa]

I'm with you on that one Cyber.
It also has a lot of very powerful capabilities which most people aren't aware of as they were added in for NT (Way back when). I guess we won't be making many converts in here though ;)

[ghostdog74]

If you are on XP,server 2003 or Vista, you can download windows Powershell

[NeoPa]

That looks like Cmd.Exe just grew up :)

[bartonc]

If you are on XP,server 2003 or Vista, you can download windows Powershell

Thanks, GD. I downloaded it and installed it on my "other" machine. I'm checking out the built-in help to see if it could be as usable a my trusty python.

[bartonc]

That looks like Cmd.Exe just grew up :)

Just what I expected. Help files in rich text only - no real links in wordpad. It's fine if you love typing better than mousing (which requires memerizing the commands rather than visualizing them).

[Killer42]

Just what I expected. Help files in rich text only - no real links in wordpad. It's fine if you love typing better than mousing (which requires memerizing the commands rather than visualizing them).

As any real programmer does, of course. :)

[Cyberdyne]

here we go again hahaha VISTA IS OUT SO LETS HAVE SOME FUN

[Motoma]

here we go again hahaha VISTA IS OUT SO LETS HAVE SOME FUN

...
*cries*

[bartonc]

...
*cries*

I'm with you on this one.

[bartonc]

If you like me and think the ms cmd.exe really bites, check out consol2
here.

I just found a very cool feature in Console2!

Type the name of the file (in my case SomeFile.py) and this shell is lanch the associated program (run the python script, in this case)!

This coupled with the GUI "startup directory" picker and tons of Hot Keys make Console2 worth setting as the defualt cmd in the registry (IMHO).

[NeoPa]

You know that's been in Cmd.Exe for a long while don't you?