Improved Windows Command Line Shells

Question

Is there a more efficient Windows command line shell other than cmd that has a better copy of the insert between windows windows and console windows?

Answer 1

Take Command supports copying / cutting / pasting from the keyboard and mouse. This is very convenient if you do a lot of work from the command line. It also supports:

• History of commands and folders with pop-ups for selecting previous commands or folders.
• Screen scroll screen
• Advanced Team Commands
• Built-in access to FTP / HTTP files.
• Toolbar with programmable buttons

Note. This is a paid tool with a price of $ 99.95.

Answer 2

Enable QuickEdit mode on the Options tab of your shortcut in the command shell. Mark with the mouse, right-click to copy, right-click again to paste.

While you are there, enable a hotkey (for example, CTRL + ALT + C ) for quick access to the shell.

And no, you cannot have CTRL + C for COPY , because CTRL + C means BREAK .

In a related note, Microsoftee, which changed the default setting in QuickEdit mode between Windows Server 2000 and 2003, is an idiot and I have a lot of damnations for it every working day.

Answer 3

Windows PowerShell is an obvious choice when it comes to "a better Windows command prompt than cmd." Its processing of the clipboard is not so important - mark with the mouse, enter to copy or right-click to paste.

Answer 4

This is probably not exactly what you want, but you can take a look at Console2

I have it configured so that shift + select auto copies and medium clicks that are really convenient, inside it uses the same old cmd.exe so that in fact you will not get another shell.

By the way, I think Ctrl + C = copy is not the best idea in the context of the command line, because usually it means an interrupt process.

Answer 5

Depending on what you are trying to do with the shell, rxvt in cygwin is good.

You will get the subtlety of autocopy when you select and paste the middle click. The biggest drawback is that some console window applications do not play well with cygwin.

Answer 6

Not sure what exactly you mean by enhanced copy / paste, but try Take Command .

The Take command supports Shift + Ins for pasting and Shift + Del for cutting, but apparently it’s digging up a little more.

Answer 7

PowerCmd is cheaper than TakeCommand and has many powerful features - not least of which is the convenience of Cut / Copy / Paste processing. I only used it for a short time, but actually I am impressed:

Website Summary:

PowerCmd enhances your command line with an easy-to-use graphical Windows GUI interface and allows you to run multiple consoles in one tabbed window. You can easily organize multiple consoles in vertical, horizontal and grid. Auto-logbook, auto-completion, keyword highlighting, customizable font and colors, customizable toolbar for frequently used commands or tools and minimization in the tray - these are simple solutions for daily needs. With PowerCmd, you can restore your sessions from the last time.

Website: http://www.powercmd.com/

Features: http://www.powercmd.com/features.php

Answer 8

Have you considered what behavior you want to replace with the current Ctrl + C functionality?

Answer 9

There are two parts to cmd.exe. First, a window appears that appears for working with a text console. I would replace this with ConEmu . This program is actually meant as a wrapper for the Far File manager, but works fine without it. It is very similar to Console2, but also much more stable and has better features.

Secondly, there is a command line interpreter. I would replace it with Powershell if you really need any of its features.

I am currently running ConEmu with a batch file to configure my preferred environment. This is stored in my Dropbox folder, so it remains synchronized between my computers.

Answer 10

Console 2

http://sourceforge.net/projects/console/

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/Console2ABetterWindowsCommandPrompt.aspx

Answer 11

@Chirs
I think you need to clarify the shell vs host (emulator). For me, it seems like you need a different interface for your existing shell that better supports copy and paste, and not another shell that supports more / different functions.

I offer the second version of Console2, this is a very good application and OSS for download.

Answer 12

I use the standard CMD.EXE shell, but with a twist: AutoHotKey script to support copying to the clipboard, as shown in: Keyboard shortcut to paste the contents of the clipboard on the command line window (Win XP)

Answer 13

In Emacs, you can run the Windows cmd shell, Cygwin Bash shell, and msysgit Bash shell. EmacsW32 provides all three separately. You just need to set the bin directory to use any of the Bash shells. EmacsW32 also provides limited interaction between the Windows clipboard and the top of the kill ring.

Answer 14

MinTTY on MinGW / MSYS is nicer than on Cygwin, because MinGW / MSYS is faster. Also, if you need cmd.exe behavior, you can easily run cmd.exe inside mintty .

See http://code.google.com/p/mintty/ .