PROMPT+Changing the System Prompt
     Allows you to change the DOS prompt.
    VERSION
          PC-DOS 2.0+
	  MS-DOS equivalent: PROMPT (2.0+)
    TYPE
          Internal
    SYNTAX
	  PROMPT [prompt]
    OPTIONS
     The prompt can be any literal message displayed on the
screen, and it can include any of the following special 
characters:
          $t  Current time
          $d  Current date
          $n  Default drive
          $p  Current path
          $v  DOS version number
          $g  Greater-than character ()
          $l  Less-than character ()
          $b  Vertical bar (|)
          $q  Equal sign (=)
          $_  Starts a new line (enters carriage-return/line-feed 
          sequence)
          $h  Backspaces and erases last character
	  $e  ESCAPE character SCII 27)
    EXAMPLES
	  PROMPT $t $b $d $b $n$g
BEFORE: A
AFTER:  12:09:33.55 | Thu 9-10-87 | A
	  PROMPT Command:
BEFORE: C
AFTER:  Command:
	  PROMPT Good morning$_Today is $d
BEFORE: C
AFTER:  Good morning
        Today is Thu 9-10-87
     PROMPT can also be used to display the current path at the 
prompt before the greater-than sign by entering the command as
	  PROMPT $p$g
BEFORE: C
AFTER:  C:\WP\LETTER
    UNDO
     Enter
	  PROMPT
(with no prompt string) to reset the DOS prompt to the default 
prompt.
    NOTE
     All changes to the DOS prompt made with the PROMPT command 
remain in effect until you reboot the computer or enter a new 
PROMPT command. To maintain a consistent DOS prompt different 
from the default prompt, enter the appropriate PROMPT command in 
your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
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    SEE ALSO
          AUTOEXEC.BAT File
          Batch Files
          BREAK Command
          COMMAND Command
          CTTY Command
          EXE2BIN Command
          KEYB Command
	  KEYBxx Command
          SET Command
          SUBST Command


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