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Command Prompt Commands
Some time ago we published a tip showing how to adjust the command prompt in Windows NT. Several subscribers have requested additional information, so here's a list of prompt commands.

Command/Result
$A & Ampersand
$B | Pipe
$C ( Open parenthesis
$D Current date
$E Escape code (ASCII code 27)
$F ) Close parenthesis
$G > greater-than sign
$H Backspace (erases previous character)
$L < Less-than sign
$N Current drive
$P Current drive with path
$Q = Equal sign
$S Space
$T Current time
$V Windows NT version number
$_ Carriage return and linefeed
$$ $ Dollar sign

Here's an example of how to use the prompt command. Go to the Command Prompt window and type

prompt $D$S$T$S$V$_$P$G

at the prompt. Now press Enter to produce the command prompt shown here:

Fri 08/22/1997 10:29:46.17 Windows NT Version 4.0

C:\>