>What can you DO with a DOS prompt? I'm so spoiled by GNU tools that the average windoze box is just impossible for me.
Most of what you can do with bash. >There's no man pages, $ command /? > paths are all broken, Right click "My computer", click "System --> Advanced --> Environment variables", then set the path. CLick OK. >there's no find or archive utilities, C:\> zip /? C:\> find /? > you are lucky if you have command memory Use the up/down arrows >but forget tab complete Install TweakUI and set the tab as the commandcompletion key >filenames with spaces in them Put double quotes around filenames with spaces On Thursday 01 April 2004 11:32, Richards Jr, Edward C. wrote: > I know I am not the sharpest tool in the shed, but HOW do you get a > console window under Win2000 Pro? How can a geek SURVIVE without > access to the DOS prompt? > > Thanks, > > Ed _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
