System command

prompt command

Set the text and tokens displayed by the command prompt.

Availability: Microsoft Learn command reference spanning Windows client and Windows Server releases; some entries are legacy, role-specific, optional-feature or interactive subcommands.中文

Documented syntax

prompt [<text>]

The linked Microsoft Learn article is the upstream authority. Availability may depend on Windows release, role, optional feature or interactive tool context.

Examples

Example usage for prompt.

prompt $P$G

Parameters, options and clauses

Option / clause	Description
`<promptText>`	Set prompt text; tokens such as $P (path) and $G (>) are expanded.
`No argument`	Restore the default prompt format.
`<text>`	Microsoft documents this argument or subcommand; check the linked reference for its required format and context.
`/?`	Display command help or the supported command-line usage.
`Character`	Microsoft documents this argument or subcommand; check the linked reference for its required format and context.
`$q`	Microsoft documents this argument or subcommand; check the linked reference for its required format and context.
`$$`	Microsoft documents this argument or subcommand; check the linked reference for its required format and context.
`$t`	Microsoft documents this argument or subcommand; check the linked reference for its required format and context.
`$d`	Microsoft documents this argument or subcommand; check the linked reference for its required format and context.
`$p`	Microsoft documents this argument or subcommand; check the linked reference for its required format and context.
`$v`	Microsoft documents this argument or subcommand; check the linked reference for its required format and context.
`$n`	Microsoft documents this argument or subcommand; check the linked reference for its required format and context.
`$g`	Microsoft documents this argument or subcommand; check the linked reference for its required format and context.
`$l`	Microsoft documents this argument or subcommand; check the linked reference for its required format and context.
`$b`	Microsoft documents this argument or subcommand; check the linked reference for its required format and context.
`$_`	Microsoft documents this argument or subcommand; check the linked reference for its required format and context.
`$e`	Microsoft documents this argument or subcommand; check the linked reference for its required format and context.
`$h`	Microsoft documents this argument or subcommand; check the linked reference for its required format and context.
`$a`	Microsoft documents this argument or subcommand; check the linked reference for its required format and context.
`$c`	Microsoft documents this argument or subcommand; check the linked reference for its required format and context.
`$f`	Microsoft documents this argument or subcommand; check the linked reference for its required format and context.
`$s`	Microsoft documents this argument or subcommand; check the linked reference for its required format and context.

Safety note

Review a command and its target before running it. Commands that alter files, services, accounts, disks, permissions or databases may be difficult to reverse. Test in a safe environment and keep backups.

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