I have been looking for a way to open a cmd on my Chromebook. I have tried downloading file converters that aren't blocked. That didn't work. Any one know how to open a cmd on Chromebook. Also by the way this is my school computer.
I assume you meant "shell".
Press CTRL – ALT – T and you will have a browser-based shell known as Crosh.
You can't. CMD is a Windows NT and OS/2 command prompt (plus there is a NT4 and Win2000 port to Win9x). It doesn't work on other operating systems. You can't run Windows programs on toy OSs like Chrome.
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Recently switched to new windows terminal, and after hours of searching on internet I was not able to find anything helpful, all what I want is to set up cmd inside new windows terminal to show git branches just like it's achievable for powershell.
eg like this
I have been very comfortable with cmd especially with its ability to use additional linux commands and don't wanna switch to powershell only because of nice displays of git branches. this is a source where everything is nicely explained for powershell, all I want is to do the same for CMD.
thanks in advance
In order to use Oh My Posh for shell-prompt customization from cmd.exe, the legacy Windows shell (citing from the docs (tab cmd)):
There's no out of the box support for Windows CMD when it comes to custom prompts. There is however a way to do it using Clink, which at the same time supercharges your cmd experience. Follow the installation instructions and make sure you select autostart.
As you later discovered, this issue on GitHub has background information on why native cmd.exe support isn't possible (even though Oh My Posh is generally shell-agnostic) and why third-party software is needed to make it work.
As for your comments re preferring cmd.exe:
I have been very comfortable with cmd
Migrating from the shell one is used to a new one is undoubtedly a painful transition, but well worth considering in this case:
While not without its quirks, PowerShell is vastly superior in just about every respect to cmd.exe, and enables you to do things you simply cannot do in cmd.exe
its ability to use additional linux commands
Linux (WSL) commands called from the Windows side are all mediated via executables (notably wsl.exe and bash.exe), which you can equally call from PowerShell.
What's the difference between using an Ubuntu tab on Windows Terminal vs using the Ubuntu app for Windows (ubuntu.exe)?
I've only noticed that each start at a different directory:
WT: :/mnt/c/Users/username
Ubuntu: /home/username
There are many differences between using an Ubuntu tab on Windows Terminal vs using ubuntu.exe on it's own:
Both are terminal applications that use 'Console Windows Host' (conhost.exe) however Windows Terminal is superior in features, is open source, has many improvements over 'ubuntu.exe' (and wsl.exe) and Windows Terminal utilizes two additional programs when it is run, OpenConsole.exe and windowsTerminal.exe.
These two programs OpenConsole.exe and windowsTerminal.exe are what makes all the new features in Window Terminal possible such as configurable starting locations, custom color schemes, full color support and much much more. There is a little history as to the origins of Windows Terminal and what I am talking about here.
ubuntu.exe and wsl.exe on their own (with plain old conhost.exe) are really just here for backwards compatibility at this point.
My structure looks like this:
I have one Windows PC which is running 24/7 in my cellar and I have one Windows PC in my office (at home). Both are in the same network and I have admin privileges on both.
How can I set up a batch-file on my office PC which can send a command to the other PC through the command line? I should be able to turn off and reconnect my office PC without running every time in my cellar.
The SHUTDOWN command can remotely turn off other computers on your network but I am not sure what you mean by reconnect.
Have you taken a look at the tools described here ? If you are not on the latest version (or rather server version) of Windows, then you might have to download the tools mentioned here.
http://network-shutdown.com/remotely-shutdown-computers-on-network
If I want to create a *nix symlink, I'll call symlink();, if i'm running a script on windows and I want to create a shortcut, I'd use Win32::Shortcut.
But what if I want to create a Windows shortcut if running a script from a *nix machine?
I'm accessing a SMB share on a Windows Server 2003 machine from my *nix machine.
Well, I don't know if Samba provides an API for that. On the other hand, Windows shortcuts are just .lnk files in a specific format.
It's been a long time since the initial question, but I've had the same issue and found a solution.
I wrote an application whose goal is to allow anyone to create lnk files from any OS.
I started writting it in bash and then I converted it in C (the sources are available).
It's still fresh, so except me nobody tested yet, but you can have a look here :
http://www.mamachine.org/mslink/index.en.html
I'm doing a fair bit of work in Ruby recently, and using
ruby script/console
Is absolutely critical. However, I'm really disappointed with the default Windows console in Vista, especially in that there's a really annoying bug where moving the cursor back when at the bottom of the screen irregularly causes it to jump back. Anyone have a decent console app they use in Windows?
I use Console2.
I like the tabbed interface and that copy works properly if text breaks at the end of a line.
Are you resizing the console window? I've found that the ruby scripts (irb, etc) that use the readline library don't work correctly with resized console windows (in XP or Vista).
Effectively I believe that the readline library expects the console window to be 80 characters wide, anything else and it goes bezerk. So far I haven't found a way to fix it on windows without giving up other nice features.
I have had some pleasant experiences with rxvt (comes with cygwin, does not need an x server running). Putty is also often mentioned as a good alternative.
You could also try to get xterm working :)
Powershell
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