Colorful_CommandLine_Windows

The configuration about windows command line

Truth:

• Changeline
• Inline

Content

• Default CommandLine
  • Colorful Prompt
    • Needed Tools and files
    • Steps
  • Specified Font
    • Add the specified font
    • Set code page
    • Set cmd use font
  • Specified Cursor Size
  • Set aliases in cmd
• Console/Console2 -ShortCuts
  • Mouse Seeting
• TCC/LE
  • Configuration
  • Tips
• Anscion Colors

Default Command Line

Colorful prompt

Needed Tools and files:

• Ansicon
• A bat file

Steps:

• ANSICON:

  • Download Ansicon from HomePage or GitHub
  • Install:

    > cd ansi161\x86\
      > ansicon.exe -i
      

• Create bat file:

  • Characters help by using :

    > prompt /?
      

  • Example (run.bat):

    @echo
      prompt $E[1;31m$d$E[1;32m$s$t$s$E[1;31m$g$g$s$E[0;33m
      

• Add bat file into Regedit:

  • Open Regedit: Ctrl + R -> regedit
  • Path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Command Processor

    Type:             String
      Value Name:       AutoRun
      Value Data:       [Path_Of_Bat_file]
      

  • By Command:

    c:\ > reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Command Processor" /v AutoRun /t REG_SZ /d "%WINDIR%\run.bat"

  • E.g.:

Change Font in CommandLine

Add the customize Font

• Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Console\TrueTypeFont
• Create Font Type:
  • Type: String
  • Key Name: Only defined by '0' (zero)

    E.g.: '0', '00', ... , '00..0'
      

  • Key Value: Font Name (Only monospace series) E.g.:

    '000'    =>   Monaco
      '0000' =>    Courier New
      ...
      

  • By command:

  c:\> reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Console\TrueTypeFont" /v "0000" /t REG_SZ /d "Consolas" /f
    

  • E.g.:

Set code page

• Running in command line: (or chcp 850)

  > chcp 437
    

• Code page regist location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Nls\CodePage

Settings:

• Right-Click -> Propties -> Font
• E.g.:

Specified the cursor size:

Configure by Manual

• Open regedit by Win + R -> Input regedit
• Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Console
• Add keyword:

  "CursorSize"=dword:00000006

• For Example:

  [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console]
    "CursorSize"=dword:00000006
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console\%SystemRoot%_system32_cmd.exe]
    "CursorSize"=dword:00000006
    

Configure by Command

c:\> reg add "HKCU\Console" /v CursorSize /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f

Set aliases in Command Line(Default Command Line)

• Create .cmd file (E.g.: %WINDIR%\alias.cmd)
  • It can be copied from folder *Default_CommandLine\Aliases*
• Add the full file path into regist: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor
  • CMD command:

    c:> reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Command Processor" /v AutoRun /t REG_SZ /d "%WINDIR%\alias.cmd"
    

Configuration about Console/Console2:

• Copy the console.xml to %APPDATA%\Console folder
• If the console is from pythonxy
  • Copy pythonxy\console\ to $PYTHONXYHOME\console.
  • For example, copy it to C:\pythonxy\console\

Tabs in pythonxy console:

• Tab1: Marslo - IPython (sh)
• Tab2: Marslo - Ipython (Qt)
• Tab3: Python
• Tab4: Command Line
• Tab5: IPython (sh) [Original]
• Tab6: Ipython (Qt) [Original]

Shortcut

• ctrl + s: Open setting dialog
• Ctrl + F1: Open Tab1
• Ctrl + F<N>: Open Tab<N>
• Ctrl + 1: Switch to Tab1
• Ctrl + <N>: Switch to Tab<N>

Mouse setting

• Left + Shift: Copy/clear selection
• Left + Ctrl: Drag window
• Left: Select text
• Right: Paste text

Configuration about TCC/LE:

• Copy the tcstart.btm to %PROGRAMFILES%\JPSoft\TCCLE13

Configuration

• Open profile file:

  > gvim $PROFILE

• Set cursor size:

  [Console]::CursorSize = 6
    $HOST.UI.RawUI.CursorSize = 6
    

• List all files:

  function la
    {
        $currentpath = Get-Location
        Get-ChildItem $currentpath -force
    }
    

• List all hidden file (start with ".")

  function l.
    {
        # Get-ChildItem . -Force | Where-Object { $_.Attributes -like "*Hidden*" } | Select FullName
        Get-ChildItem . -Force | Where-Object { $_.Attributes -like "*Hidden*" }
    }
    

• Tree

  function tree
    {
        $currentpath = Get-Location
        Get-ChildItem $currentpath -recurse
    }
    

• Go to some path

  function prog
    {
        Set-Location "C:\Program Files"
    }
    

• Cat some content

  function alias
    {
       Get-Content "c:\WindowsPowerShell\aliases_Marslo.txt"
    }
    

Some tips

• Profile issue:
  • Problem:

    Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 cannot be loaded

  • Fix method:

  > Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
    > Get-ExecutionPolicy
    > Get-ExecutionPolicy -list
    

Configuration about Ansicon:

• [The color prompt reference](http://adoxa.hostmyway.net/ansicon/ANSI Prompt Colours.txt)

Brief Introduction:

• 3x and 4x:
  • 3x: Front Color
  • 4x: Background Color
• Basic format:$E[a;3b;c;4dm or $E[0;a;3b;c;4dm
  • For example:
    • $E[31;46m: Front color: dark red; Background color: dark green ( == $E[0;31;46m == $E[0;31;6;46m)
    • $E[1;31;46m: Front color: light red; Background color: dark green ( == $E[1;31;1;46m)
    • $E[1;31;4;46m: Front color: light red; Background color: light green
  • a (control dark/light front color):
    • 0 == a: Set the dark front color
    • 1 == a: Set the light front color
    • 7 == a: Reversal the front color and background color
  • b (front color):
    • 1: Red
    • 2: Green
    • 3: Yellow
    • 4: Blue
    • 5: Magenta
    • 6: Cyan
    • 7: White
  • c (control dark/light/reversal background color):
    • 0 == c: Set front color as dark white
    • 4 == c: Set light background color
    • 1 or 6 == c: Set dark background color
    • 7 == c: Reversal the front color and background color
  • d (background color):
    • 1: Red
    • 2: Green
    • 3: Yellow
    • 4: Blue
    • 5: Magenta
    • 6: Cyan
    • 7: White

Examples: