SUMMARY

To modify the prompt when using the Command Prompt program item in MS-DOS version 5.0 or later Shell, do the following:

• Highlight the Command Prompt program item and choose Properties from the File menu. Modify the Commands option to the following

<name>.BAT

where <name> is any filename you want to specify. The default is COMMAND. <name>.BAT should replace COMMAND.
• Create the batch file <name>.BAT. It should include the following:

      echo off
      set pr=%prompt%           ; Saves the current prompt
      prompt <message>%prompt%  ; Makes a new prompt
      command                   ; Spawns a new COMMAND.COM file
      prompt %pr%               ; Resets the prompt

<message> can be any characters or escape sequences you want to include in the prompt. The prompt cannot be more than 127 characters in length.
• Type EXIT to reset the prompt and return to Shell.

The above procedure will not modify the prompt when you use the SHIFT+F9=Command Prompt option. This method will return you to the current COMMAND.COM, leaving Shell resident.