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Goofin' with the Command prompt

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Goofin' with the Command prompt

by  campyracr  Posted    (Edited  )
How can I change the start location of the command prompt?
[color gray] c:\windows\system32>[/color]​

A. By default [color blue]cmd.exe[/color] is located in [color blue]C:\windows\system32\ [/color]however you can move it to just about any directory on the hard drive & when launched it will start there.

If you put [color blue]cmd.exe[/color] on c:\ when you launched that cmd.exe file your start location would be [color gray]c:\>[/color]

How can I change the title of the CMD window?

A. By default the title display name is the location of [color blue]cmd.exe[/color], however this can be changed using two methods depending on the situation.

If you currently have a command session and you wish to change its title use the title command,

title <title>
e.g. title Billy BobÆs Command Window​

Alternatively, if you want to start a new command session from an existing command prompt use the start command

start "<title>"
e.g. start "Billy BobÆs Command Window"​

Finally, the above solutions are not permanent changes. To make the name change permanent change the name of [color blue]cmd.exe[/color]

Rename cmd.exe to billy bobÆs.exe​
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