Re: short prompt?

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"Mark V" <notvalid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin sali wrote:

xp, dir /x gives short and long filename, for files and
directories.

when working with files [notepad f.e.], short name is ok,
notepad however shows long name on title bar.

is it possible to cd to short-named dir, but prompt to show
full, long name?

I know only of a 3rd-party tool.



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thnx.
good to know about this toolset, but sorry for not found *built-in* solution

since cmd prompt is now more powerfull than ever [at least regarding ms],
and typing filenames/dirnames as shortname is extremely handy, shouldn't be
this prompt display malfunction regarded as small bug [rather than feature]


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