Use File And Directory Name Completion In Command Prompt

Windows 2000 Professional Tricks

Use File and Directory Name Completion in Command Prompt:

If you work with the command prompt frequently, you can speed your navigation through the directory structure and file lists by enabling File and Directory Name Completion. Completion is invoked when you type either of the two control characters (CTRL+D for directory names, CTRL+F for file names) at the command prompt. Some examples of using completion include:

• Type the first few characters of a command executable, then type CTRL+F to cycle through the files that begin with those characters.
• Type CD, then type CTRL+D to cycle through all of the directory names in the current path.

• To move backward through the list, press the Shift key with the control character.
• If file completion is used on any of the built-in directory commands (CD, MD, or RD), directory completion is assumed. To enable File and Directory Name Completion for a single command-prompt session:
• Click Start, click Run, in the Open box type cmd /f:on, then click OK or
• Start a command-prompt window and type cmd /f:on, then press Enter.

• Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, then right-click Command Prompt and choose Properties.
• Under the Shortcut tab in the Target box, type %SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe /f:on.
• Click OK.