Comments on: A better command line for Windows? http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2006/03/07/a-better-command-line-for-windows/ The Nuts and Bolts of Creating Great Software Products Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:09:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Senthil http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2006/03/07/a-better-command-line-for-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-210399 Senthil Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:59:00 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2006/03/07/a-better-command-line-for-windows/#comment-210399 Console was a good one. It just wraps the windows cmd.exe into something much better. Thanks. Console was a good one. It just wraps the windows cmd.exe into something much better. Thanks.

]]> By: David Wilson http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2006/03/07/a-better-command-line-for-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-210191 David Wilson Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:51:18 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2006/03/07/a-better-command-line-for-windows/#comment-210191 Adrian, in any Windows console app, go into properties and enable QuickEdit mode. Adrian, in any Windows console app, go into properties and enable QuickEdit mode.

]]> By: Adrian http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2006/03/07/a-better-command-line-for-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-210189 Adrian Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:00:29 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2006/03/07/a-better-command-line-for-windows/#comment-210189 I found out I had Powershell (AKA Monad) since it's required for NetBeans. And it doesn't even have cut and paste to/from other windows. What is the deal with that???? That was the biggest weakness of CMD and it is STILL THERE!!! I found out I had Powershell (AKA Monad) since it’s required for NetBeans. And it doesn’t even have cut and paste to/from other windows. What is the deal with that???? That was the biggest weakness of CMD and it is STILL THERE!!!

]]> By: Konsole for Windows..! - openSUSE Forums http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2006/03/07/a-better-command-line-for-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-210170 Konsole for Windows..! - openSUSE Forums Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:15:03 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2006/03/07/a-better-command-line-for-windows/#comment-210170 [...] Konsole for Windows..! Maybe this would work and there's a discussion here Geoff __________________ Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz - 4GB DDR2 - 1.8 TB - GeForce 7600 GS - OS [...] [...] Konsole for Windows..! Maybe this would work and there’s a discussion here Geoff __________________ Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz – 4GB DDR2 – 1.8 TB – GeForce 7600 GS – OS [...]

]]> By: JMM http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2006/03/07/a-better-command-line-for-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-210028 JMM Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:35:50 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2006/03/07/a-better-command-line-for-windows/#comment-210028 As noted twice above, emacs offers a shell mode accessible via C-x shell. If you already use emacs I can't think why you would use anything else for your Windows command shell. I use xemacs and with it all editing commands are available; command history is available as C-upArrow; full sessions of commands can be saved as files; data or errors or any cmd output can be cut and paste to other apps easily; macros can be written to automate command functions (picture creating a macro in about 30 seconds to execute the same command against a file full of data parameters) and so on. The only downside is for people who don't know it, emacs comes with a definite learning curve. As noted twice above, emacs offers a shell mode accessible via C-x shell. If you already use emacs I can’t think why you would use anything else for your Windows command shell. I use xemacs and with it all editing commands are available; command history is available as C-upArrow; full sessions of commands can be saved as files; data or errors or any cmd output can be cut and paste to other apps easily; macros can be written to automate command functions (picture creating a macro in about 30 seconds to execute the same command against a file full of data parameters) and so on.

The only downside is for people who don’t know it, emacs comes with a definite learning curve.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2006/03/07/a-better-command-line-for-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-208885 Jeff Thu, 29 May 2008 05:30:32 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2006/03/07/a-better-command-line-for-windows/#comment-208885 http://sourceforge.net/projects/console/ Wow ging... this is the BEST command prompt for Windows period. You really have to get in there and configure it but I was seriously impressed. I was also able to download the Gnu tools for Windows and a port of Bash. I can choose a normal DOS window or I can launch Bash in another tab. At work, I can make a Cygwin tab and have them all going at the same time with color ls listings and everything. I love the transparent background and tabs. Nice. Reminds me of Konsole. http://sourceforge.net/projects/console/

Wow ging… this is the BEST command prompt for Windows period. You really have to get in there and configure it but I was seriously impressed. I was also able to download the Gnu tools for Windows and a port of Bash. I can choose a normal DOS window or I can launch Bash in another tab. At work, I can make a Cygwin tab and have them all going at the same time with color ls listings and everything.

I love the transparent background and tabs. Nice. Reminds me of Konsole.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2006/03/07/a-better-command-line-for-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-207145 Andrew Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:20:38 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2006/03/07/a-better-command-line-for-windows/#comment-207145 And Puttcyg has ClearType support, no transparency though. Supports many character sets, UTF-8 included. Try Console2 for transparency. And Puttcyg has ClearType support, no transparency though. Supports many character sets, UTF-8 included. Try Console2 for transparency.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2006/03/07/a-better-command-line-for-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-207144 Andrew Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:19:38 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2006/03/07/a-better-command-line-for-windows/#comment-207144 Cygwin users don't forget Puttycyg--you won't have to monkey around with setting up ssh servers and logging in locally, much easier. Cygwin users don’t forget Puttycyg–you won’t have to monkey around with setting up ssh servers and logging in locally, much easier.

]]> By: jc http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2006/03/07/a-better-command-line-for-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-184408 jc Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:51:26 +0000 http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2006/03/07/a-better-command-line-for-windows/#comment-184408 Anyone find anything similar the Terminal on Mac OS X? With nice font smoothing, and transparency. And decent copy paste support.. Windows CMD.exe is a friggin abomination. WTF is up with Microsoft... why can't anyone make a decent one? Anyone find anything similar the Terminal on Mac OS X? With nice font smoothing, and transparency. And decent copy paste support..

Windows CMD.exe is a friggin abomination. WTF is up with Microsoft… why can’t anyone make a decent one?

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