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Console2 Alternative to CMD

You know what, I tried PowerShell and I guess I never got used to it. I’ve been using DOS for the longest time that I prefer its simplicity when navigating through files. As far as scripting with it – forget it – it’s very cryptic and limiting, not to mention awkward. That’s why for scripting now I’m using Python. Nonetheless though, I sometimes need a playing field to run the scripts for, or running console utilities. That’s where Console2 comes in.

Console2 is a great tool that provides tabbing (you can tab through multiple consoles) and several ways to customize the UI. Here’s an example:



I prefer this configuration:


How I Have It Setup



Download Console2:

I have the Console2 open up when I hit CTR+\ via AutoHotkey. Here’s the snippet for this to happen in AutoHotkey. I have this run when Window starts (it must stay in memory). 

^\::Run C:\dan-local\dos-win\Console.exe

Change the CMD prompt by creating a PROMPT system variable:




Download the Console2 Config File

Other Tips


Autocomplete
Good tip about command console = CTRL+I
can select files in the current directory, kinda like autofill-in
you can also put in parts of the file and it autoputs it for you

Rename tab
CTRL+R

New Tab with default transparency
CTRL+F1

New Tab with lighter transparency
CTRL+F2

Switch to NEXT adjacent tab
CTRL+TAB

Switch to Previous adjacent tab
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

CTRL+[NUMBER]
Goes to the tab instance. To make it easier, it’s best if you rename your tabs,

[INSTANCE NAME].[NAME OF TAB]

So for example,

1.Batch File
2.wget list
3.ftp the files

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Run Program, Resize it, Relocate it

My work often changes. I could be doing programming, then systems administration, then quality assurance. I often have to change from different toolset to toolset and I find it annoying sometimes having to rerun programs and moving them to the same locations. Then resizing. Eech. This is especially frustrating when I’m doing testing and I have to debug and read requirements all at the same time. One handy thing to do is to use AutoHotkey, the great scripting tool.

Here’s a handy script I put together that opens up two different programs, moves them on the screen and resizes the Window. Just copy and paste the same block of code for each program to open as may apps as you want with whatever on-screen configuration you want. 

; Run Note.exe
; WinMove, WindowTitle, WindowText, X-Axis, Y-Axis, [, Width, Height]
Run, note.exe
WinWait, Untitled - Notepad2
WinGetPos,,, Width, Height, Untitled - Notepad2
WinMove, Untitled - Notepad2,, 500, 500, 200, 200

; Run your browser with the following URL
Run, www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS313&=&q=tigers&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g5g-z1g4
WinWait, tigers - Google Search - Mozilla Firefox
WinGetPos,,, Width, Height, tigers - Google Search - Mozilla Firefox
WinMove, tigers - Google Search - Mozilla Firefox,, 900, 200, 300, 400