Explanation of the PROMPT command. It is INTERNAL. This command will change the appearance of the DOS prompt. Switches: $q = (equal sign) $$ $ (dollar sign) $t current time $d current date $p current drive/path $v MS-DOS version number $n current drive $g > (greater-than sign) $l < (Less-than sign) $b | (pipe) $_ enter-linefeed $e ASCII escape code $h Backspace Example: To let your prompt look like this: A:\> use this: prompt $p$g