Comments on: How To Setup Your Windows CMD Window To Be Usable http://parand.com/say/index.php/2009/07/02/how-to-setup-your-windows-cmd-window-to-be-usable/ Parand Tony Darugar: A Cruel and Petty Dictator Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:10:42 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jon Miller http://parand.com/say/index.php/2009/07/02/how-to-setup-your-windows-cmd-window-to-be-usable/comment-page-1/#comment-249205 Jon Miller Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:19:07 +0000 http://parand.com/say/?p=813#comment-249205 I honestly was thinking of tab completion when posting my remark about readline support. After reading your reply, I've re-opened the CMD window and discovered that the tab completion was added at some point. They say you learn something every day, right? If I wanted to continue to complain, I'd say something about the tab completion performing completion on files vs. with commands as well or perhaps my favorite readline convention of ^R to perform a reverse search, but instead I'll concede and agree with you that the CMD shell really is more usable than many people realize. I honestly was thinking of tab completion when posting my remark about readline support. After reading your reply, I’ve re-opened the CMD window and discovered that the tab completion was added at some point. They say you learn something every day, right?

If I wanted to continue to complain, I’d say something about the tab completion performing completion on files vs. with commands as well or perhaps my favorite readline convention of ^R to perform a reverse search, but instead I’ll concede and agree with you that the CMD shell really is more usable than many people realize.

]]> By: Parand http://parand.com/say/index.php/2009/07/02/how-to-setup-your-windows-cmd-window-to-be-usable/comment-page-1/#comment-249202 Parand Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:38:54 +0000 http://parand.com/say/?p=813#comment-249202 Jon, any particular parts of readline you find missing in cmd? There are plenty, but I still find the most important ones are there: previous/next command and tab completion. Jon, any particular parts of readline you find missing in cmd? There are plenty, but I still find the most important ones are there: previous/next command and tab completion.

]]> By: Jon Miller http://parand.com/say/index.php/2009/07/02/how-to-setup-your-windows-cmd-window-to-be-usable/comment-page-1/#comment-249173 Jon Miller Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:23:25 +0000 http://parand.com/say/?p=813#comment-249173 I do those same things with my windows CMD settings, but I still end up concluding that it's unusable and look for alternatives. I don't think I'll be happy until they integrate readline capabilities. I do those same things with my windows CMD settings, but I still end up concluding that it’s unusable and look for alternatives. I don’t think I’ll be happy until they integrate readline capabilities.

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