Alternatives To Windows Command Prompt

SoulSkorpionSoulSkorpion Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 423Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Need suggestions</div> Does anyone know of any half decent alternatives to the command prompt program that comes with Windows? I'm still after a command-line interface. Basically, I really like the one that's included with Knoppix ("Konsole", I think it's called), 'cept I don't think that's been ported to a non X-windows environment.
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  • Umbraed_MonkeyUmbraed_Monkey Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9922Members
    I think you want this: <a href='http://www.microsoft.com/windows/sfu/techinfo/overview/sfuwp.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/sfu/techi...rview/sfuwp.asp</a>
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  • BlueNovemberBlueNovember hax Join Date: 2003-02-28 Member: 14137Members, Constellation
    Additionally, there are guides out for customising the command prompt. I use a neat little XML thingy to make mine transparent. If I had 2 monitors, I'd disquise it as a second background.

    But I don't, so I can't. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    (No I don't have a link, Google it ftw.)
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  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
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    According to my functional programming lecturer there is a Unix shell called Adventureshell (or something similar) where you view your file system as a fantasy world, and navigate it using the same way as you would a text-based adventure game. Supposedly there is a printer demon you have to feed files to in order to print them for instance.

    Probably not much use to you (nor anyone else to be honest), but I thought you might find it interesting.
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  • LegionnairedLegionnaired Join Date: 2002-04-30 Member: 552Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Nil_IQ+Nov 12 2004, 11:40 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nil_IQ @ Nov 12 2004, 11:40 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> According to my functional programming lecturer there is a Unix shell called Adventureshell (or something similar) where you view your file system as a fantasy world, and navigate it using the same way as you would a text-based adventure game. Supposedly there is a printer demon you have to feed files to in order to print them for instance.

    Probably not much use to you (nor anyone else to be honest), but I thought you might find it interesting. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Most extravagant, useless, yet incredibly cool idea ever.
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  • TheWizardTheWizard Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10553Members, Constellation
    I have added the address bar to my task bar and configured it to accept commands like the command prompt.

    Whenever I need to enter in a command I just type it there and hit enter.
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  • TheWizardTheWizard Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10553Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Legionnaired+Nov 12 2004, 12:14 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Legionnaired @ Nov 12 2004, 12:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Nil_IQ+Nov 12 2004, 11:40 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nil_IQ @ Nov 12 2004, 11:40 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> According to my functional programming lecturer there is a Unix shell called Adventureshell (or something similar) where you view your file system as a fantasy world, and navigate it using the same way as you would a text-based adventure game. Supposedly there is a printer demon you have to feed files to in order to print them for instance.

    Probably not much use to you (nor anyone else to be honest), but I thought you might find it interesting. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Most extravagant, useless, yet incredibly cool idea ever. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    First time to use this term but it is appropriate.


    FTW.
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  • SoulSkorpionSoulSkorpion Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 423Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Umbraed Monkey+Nov 12 2004, 10:32 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Umbraed Monkey @ Nov 12 2004, 10:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I think you want this: <a href='http://www.microsoft.com/windows/sfu/techinfo/overview/sfuwp.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/sfu/techi...rview/sfuwp.asp</a> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    *sigh*. 217mb for a whole pile of stuff that I'm not after - shells, networking stuff, file browsers. Oh well.

    Pity they didn't call it Services That're For Unix <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • SkulkBaitSkulkBait Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13423Members
    edited November 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-Legionnaired+Nov 12 2004, 12:14 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Legionnaired @ Nov 12 2004, 12:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Nil_IQ+Nov 12 2004, 11:40 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nil_IQ @ Nov 12 2004, 11:40 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> According to my functional programming lecturer there is a Unix shell called Adventureshell (or something similar) where you view your file system as a fantasy world, and navigate it using the same way as you would a text-based adventure game. Supposedly there is a printer demon you have to feed files to in order to print them for instance.

    Probably not much use to you (nor anyone else to be honest), but I thought you might find it interesting. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Most extravagant, useless, yet incredibly cool idea ever. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    This is the kind of thing open source developers do when they're bored.
    See <a href='http://psdoom.sourceforge.net/' target='_blank'>PSDoom</a>
    Short version: Process management... with guns

    Ok, so do you just want to have a pretty, configurable command window? Or do you actually want to replace the cmd.exe shell?

    If the latter, then you can get bash (a common UNIX shell, very good for scripting) and some basic unix utilities (ls, cp, mv, ect). Give me a minute to find them.

    Edit: here some info: <a href='http://home.wanadoo.nl/fvu/Projects/Bash/Web/bash.htm' target='_blank'>http://home.wanadoo.nl/fvu/Projects/Bash/Web/bash.htm</a>
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  • SoulSkorpionSoulSkorpion Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 423Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-SkulkBait+Nov 13 2004, 12:51 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SkulkBait @ Nov 13 2004, 12:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Ok, so do you just want to have a pretty, configurable command window? Or do you actually want to replace the cmd.exe shell?

    If the latter, then you can get bash (a common UNIX shell, very good for scripting) and some basic unix utilities (ls, cp, mv, ect). Give me a minute to find them.

    Edit: here some info: <a href='http://home.wanadoo.nl/fvu/Projects/Bash/Web/bash.htm' target='_blank'>http://home.wanadoo.nl/fvu/Projects/Bash/Web/bash.htm</a> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I'm <i>just</i> after a pretty, configurable command window. I've already got ports of many Unix utilities, bash, make and gcc.
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  • PulsePulse To create, to create and escape. Join Date: 2002-08-29 Member: 1248Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-wizard@psu+Nov 12 2004, 10:19 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (wizard@psu @ Nov 12 2004, 10:19 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I have added the address bar to my task bar and configured it to accept commands like the command prompt.

    Whenever I need to enter in a command I just type it there and hit enter. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    How do you get it to accept commands like that? I would find that very useful.
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  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    <a href='http://www.xirium.com/tech/mud-shell/index.html' target='_blank'>OMG SHELL H4X!!!!!</a>
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