How to Change the Title Bar Caption of the Command Prompt (98578)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
This article was previously published under Q98578

SUMMARY

To make the title bar caption of the Windows NT command prompt display the current directory path, do the following:
  1. Create a file somewhere in your Windows NT path that contains the following line:

    @title %=c:%

    The name of this file should have a .CMD extension.
  2. Run Doskey with the following parameters:

    doskey cd=cd $*$T<name of the file you just created>

Whenever you subsequently use the CD command to change directories, the current directory will be displayed in the title bar of the command prompt.

Note: If you use the CD command without a space, Doskey cannot trap the command and change the title bar. For example, if you use the following command, the title bar will not display the current directory path:

cd\

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/30/2003
Keywords:kbui KB98578
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