Tandy 1000 MS-DOS Reference Manual page 163

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Chapter 6 / Command Reference
Notes and Suggestions
• By setting the current directory as the prompt, you need not
enter the CHDIR command to remind you which directory you
are in. To set the directory as the prompt, type:
pro mp t
$
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• By setting the time as the prompt, you can check the time
without entering the TIME command. In this way, you can
also time the execution of commands and programs. To set the
time as the prompt, type:
p romp t $ t
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• You can use
$_
to insert a carriage return and line feed in
your prompt:
prompt TIME $q $t$_DATE $q $d
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In this case, the new system prompt is similar to the
following:
TIME
=
~:~7:~4.~7
DATE
=
Thu 11-15-1984
• Because your computer has an ANSI escape sequence driver
(ANSLSYS), you can use escape sequences in your prompts, if
the ANSI device driver is configured into your system. (See
Appendix B.) For example:
prompt $e[7m$n:$e[m
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sets the prompts in reverse video mode and returns to normal
video mode for other text.
Examples
pro mp t
$n
$ 9
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sets the current drive, followed by a greater-than sign
(»
as the
prompt. For example, when you change to Drive B, the prompt
changes to B>. When you receive your system, prompt is set to
$n$g.
prompt a$g
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sets the prompt A>. Regardless of which drive you are in, this is
the prompt.
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