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PyCmd

PyCmd is a smart command prompt extension for Windows cmd. Created by Horea Haitonic

Free Open Source
Windows

PyCmd is a smart command prompt extension for Windows cmd.exe; its purpose is to emulate a few power features of UNIX shells (decent Tab-completion, persistent history, etc.) while remaining 100% compatible with the cmd.exe syntax.

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command-line-interface replacement cmd-replacement system-shells cmd.exe

PyCmd was added by horeah in Jul 2009 and the latest update was made in Nov 2014. The list of alternatives was updated Apr 2019. It's possible to update the information on PyCmd or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

File- and command- completion in action

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Comment by CaptainHindsight

about PyCmd · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Wonderful. Use this with "Console" ( Console ), which gives you tabs and full input customization.

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Sm1th · Mar 2014

You are so right! This combination cannot be beat.