How to Change the Title Bar Caption of the Command Prompt

 Last reviewed: May 6, 1997
Article ID: Q98578
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1

To make the title bar caption of the Windows NT command prompt display the current directory path, do the following:

  1. Create a file somewhere in your Windows NT path that contains the following line: 

          @title %=c:%

    The name of this file should have a .CMD extension.

  2. Run Doskey with the following parameters: 

          doskey cd=cd $*$T<name of the file you just created>

Whenever you subsequently use the CD command to change directories, the current directory will be displayed in the title bar of the command prompt.

Note: If you use the CD command without a space, Doskey cannot trap the command and change the title bar. For example, if you use the following command, the title bar will not display the current directory path: 

   cd\

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbui ntui
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 6, 1997
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