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Windows Command Prompt

Command Prompt, also known as cmd.exe or cmd (after its executable file name), is the command-line interpreter on Windows NT, Windows CE, OS/2 and eComStation operating systems. It is the counterpart of COMMAND.

A picture of cmd, with the name blacked out.

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  • Windows
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  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Command line interface
  2.  Support for scripting
  3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

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Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about Windows Command Prompt, and it has gotten 60 likes

Windows Command Prompt was added to AlternativeTo by zippy1981 on and this page was last updated . Windows Command Prompt is sometimes referred to as cmd, cmd.exe. 

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Peter S.
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It feels lame (like all or most Windows built-in gadgets) and especially problematic when you need to copy and paste something.

robyellow95
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All I'm saying is I know hard core computer geeks that still use this. Their hands never leave the keyboard.

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What is Windows Command Prompt?

Command Prompt, also known as cmd.exe or cmd (after its executable file name), is the command-line interpreter on Windows NT, Windows CE, OS/2 and eComStation operating systems. It is the counterpart of COMMAND.COM in DOS and Windows 9x systems (where it is also called "MS-DOS Prompt"), and analogous to the Unix shells used on Unix-like systems.