CMD: Display Command Line/DOS History in XP/2000/NT

Contributed by AlexTheBeast December 9, 2003  
Tagged: Windows

Quick recipe that will save you loads of time while working from the command prompt.

Here’s a recipe I use almost everyday. Command prompt/DOS junkies can’t do without it.

Anytime you have a DOS window open, windows remembers your commands you have used in that open window.

Pressing F7 will display any previous commands used during that session. You can then just highlight the command and press ENTER to redo that command.

The up and down arrows will also display previous commands as well; however, the F7 trick displays them all at once for quick pickings.