Cmd Key Bindings - Ctrl-D to quit cmd?

[humbletech99]

I'd like to map the key combination Control-D to quit cmd.

Does anyone know how to define what key combinations do in cmd?

For example Control-C kills the current program in cmd and returns the prompt, so where is this defined and how can I map other key combinations to things like quitting out of cmd?

[ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb]

I don't think you can modify the command prompt behavior; I think it's completely hard-coded. There are several docs on the Internet that describe the existing keyboard shortcuts, but I haven't seen anything that allows modifying them.

[homecomputeraid]

Doskey lets you do some interesting things:

http://www.computerhope.com/doskeyhl.htm

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490894.aspx

One for Doraemon (Japanese version)

http://www.microsoft.com/japan/technet/win...6.mspx?mfr=true

[humbletech99]

doskey is interesting, but it doesn't seem to allow for what I asked for?

Thanks for the doskey tip though, I do like that.

I'd love to know if there is any way of mapping keys like Control-D to exit or something....

[Scarecrow Man]

'EXIT' is an internal dos command and cannot be modified.

Press - CTRL + D (2 keystrokes)

Press - E X I T + Return button (5 keystrokes)

Is it really worth it? :)

[humbletech99]

do you know unix? When you put lots of these things together, it's so much more convenient to zoom around... so it's worth it.

[Scarecrow Man]

You're right about that. I do agree that CTRL+D is a nice quick shortcut.

Unfortunately Microsoft doesn't like people changing their programs so they keep them under lock and key. Chances are you cannot modify the dos program without an external program that when ctrl+d is pressed, performs an EXIT command on the dos window.

[jeremysimmons.net]

-- This is a post necro. I shamelessly admit --

This is possible via a technique mentioned on SuperUser.com.

http://superuser.com/questions/144347/is-there-windows-equivalent-of-the-bashrc-file-in-linux#comment146476_144348

; Run a command when CMD.exe starts
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor]
"AutoRun"=%USERPROFILE%\CmdAutorun.cmd

Make the file contents

doskey∙♦=exit (♦ is [char]4)

You will most likely need to use an advanced editor to enter the 04 character, as it's a non-printable ASCII character.

I used XVI32 http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xvi32.htm

Press CTRL + D, then {Enter} to close your CMD shell!