Re: F3 command?

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Awesome! I knew the left and right ones, but the F7 and F8 are cool, too.

Thanks, all!





"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> Key Function
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Up Arrow Recalls the previous command in the command history
> Down Arrow Recalls the next command in the command history
> Page Up Recalls the earliest command used in the session
> Page Down Recalls the most recent command used
> Left Arrow Moves left one character
> Right Arrow Moves right one character
> Ctrl + Left Arrow Moves left one word
> Ctrl + Right Arrow Moves right one word
> Home Moves to the beginning of the line
> End Moves to the end of the line
> Esc Clears the current command
> F7 Displays the command history in a scrollable
> pop-up box
> F8 Displays commands that start with characters
> currently on the command line
> Alt + F7 Clears the command history
>
>
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:E5A06A50-25A0-4743-9C79-2F11B002906A@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> RJB <RJB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> > Hey, I am in XP SP2, so I know when I am using the "cmd" window, it's not
> > REALLY DOS, but if it looks like DOS and quacks like DOS...
> >
> > Except, didn't there used to be an "F3" command that would repeat the last
> > thing you typed into DOS?
> >
> > It was useful when trying to ping a bunch of addresses in the same
> > class...
> >
> > You would just hit F3, and then delete the last character or two and
> > retype that instead of retyping the whole command.
> >
> > Is there anything analagous anymore?
> >
> > Thanks!
>
>
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