Just found this one for NT :)

Hobbes · 14-12-2001 10:56am #1

Only works for NT/W2K.

Change the registry Key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\CompletionChar

to 9.

(make sure it's REG_DWORD)

Now when you open up a DOS box (CMD.exe) you can autocomplete directory names (or toggle though choices) by pressing Tab. Something similar to what Linux has.

(I know it's old, I just found it ok.

)

Also, one I've known for a while is you can use wildcards in your directory paths in the CMD prompt.

eg.

cd \winnt\system3*\dr*\e*

would go to \winnt\system32\drivers\etc

Stephen · 14-12-2001 1:08pm

Never knew about that, it'll be handy

thanks Hobbes.

beaver · 14-12-2001 2:19pm

Similar to what a number of Linux shells have rather. Just to be pedantic.

kayos · 14-12-2001 2:24pm

Very Very Handy.....

This one is good as well it allows you to right click on a folder in explorer and open a cmd prompt in that folder agian for NT/2K only methinks

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\DosHere]
@="Command &Prompt Here"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\DosHere\command]
@="C:\\WINNT\\System32\\cmd.exe /k cd \"%L\""

just edit the above to point at your right cmd.exe and add ot a reg file and double click and your away......

Or for developers to register and unreg COM compentents there is this one

REGEDIT4

; Register and Unregister DLLs and OCXs
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dll]
@="dllfile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ocx]
@="dllfile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllfile\shell\Register COM Server\command]
@="regsvr32 \"%L\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllfile\shell\Unregister COM Server\command]
@="regsvr32 /u \"%L\""

; Register and Unregister EXEs
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe]
@="exefile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\Register COM Server\command]
@="\"%L\" /regserver"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\Unregister COM Server\command]
@="\"%L\" /unregserver"

again just copy and save as a reg file and double click.....

Kayos