The Windows command prompt isn’t something an average user uses often these days. In fact, he never did since Graphical User Interface or GUI (read mouse pointer and icons) came into being. Nevertheless, there is still plenty of usage of the prompt interface and you might require to use it from time to time to speed up certain tasks.
However, I personally feel that the default window and settings of the command prompt are not very soothing to use. If you are a frequent user of the same you should consider customizing it as per your needs and comfort. That’s exactly what we are going to elaborate on in this post today.
Getting Started
There are multiple ways of bringing up the customization window and each one has its own significance.
On any open instance, click on the control icon (top left of the window) and choose Properties.The changes here apply only to the current window. If you choose Defaults the settings would be saved for future instances except the current one.
If you wish to apply changes to a particular shortcut, right-click and bring up its Properties.Hence, the settings would apply only to that particular shortcut. This also means that you can apply different settings to different shortcuts.
There are things like window size, buffer size, color and font that can be modified easily. Let us check them out and understand the behavior associated with each one of them.
Window Layout and Size
I consider this to be the most important because it is really difficult to work on the default window (with very little height and width). The section for Window Size lets you define your own lengths for the window. Hit and try different values to make it exactly fit your screen.
Screen Buffer Size defines the amount of scrolling area you wish to have. It works as a wonderful adjustment for people requiring long sessions. It lets them scroll through and check things.
