autocompletecommand linelinuxwindows 7
I switch between Linux and Windows quite a lot and it's annoying the hell out of me that the Windows command prompt won't auto-complete directory paths when I press Tab if I use forward slashes like in Linux.
For example, if I'm trying to navigate to a directory 'bin':
cd /path/to/dir/b <tab> – this won't auto-complete to 'bin'
cd \path\to\dir\b <tab> – this will auto-complete.
Can I tell the Command Prompt to use forward slashes instead?
Save the following to eg. mycd.bat somewhere in your path:
@echo off
if '%*'=='' cd & exit /b
if '%*'=='-' (
cd /d %OLDPWD%
set OLDPWD=%cd%
) else (
cd /d %*
if not errorlevel 1 set OLDPWD=%cd%
)
Then always remember to use mycd instead of cd to change directories and drives.
Alternatively, use a doskey macro:
C:\>doskey cd=mycd $*
The only caveat is if you omit the space between cd and .. or \, you will get the builtin version of cd not the doskey macro... and you still have to remember not to use C:, D: etc. to change drive.
After much searching, I have a solution: Use Powershell. It is an advanced command-line tool with scripting language and is available on Windows 7.
Just type power into search on start and click the powershell icon (as illustrated). It might take a second to boot but it is a good utility.
Here is tabbing (cycling) through alphnumeric folders...
P.s. Changing the functionailty of the command-line completion on ordinary CMD does not seem to be an option. You can only turn it on or off. The other alternative is to download a different SHELL (Console2 for instance) but Powershell works fine and should do all you need. For the name alone "PowerShell", it is pretty cool ;-)
Best Answer
The short answer is no. The longer better answer is that since you are on Windows 7, you should move to using powershell instead of cmd which will autocomplete using /.