Windows command prompt is the only command line tool and a reminder of old Windows version, but at times useful and so below are some of the quick keys you can use. Using arrow keys you can scroll back and forward between previously executed commands. Command list can store 50 commands but can be changed in properties. Use quick edit mode to copy and paste using mouse left & drag to copy and right click to paste.
- F1: Repeats the letters of the last command line one character at a time
- F2: Displays a dialog asking user to “enter the char to copy up to” of the last command line
- F3: Repeats the last command line
- F4: Displays a dialog asking user to “enter the char to delete up to” of the last command line
- F5: Scroll thru previous commands in backward, stops at first command
- F6: Enters the ^z or End of file
- F7: Displays a menu with the command line history with numbers as the hotkey and hold up to 50 commands. Clear the list using ALT + F7
- F8: Cycles back through previous command as a rotating list. If having typed the first few letters for the wanted command, then it will only cycle through the previous commands matching that prefix when pressing F8
- F9: Displays a dialog asking user to enter a command number, where 0 is for first command line entered
For quick find, scroll and paste use of Alt + Spacebar then “e” and underline character for there specific function specially
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