Command Prompt has countless possibilities, and many people suspect that they do not know what some code can do. Next time you get bored PC, try these interesting command promand tips yourself.
1. Customize the interface of Command Prompt
You may already know this because Command Prompt may be a great tool for energy -proof purposes. But the Command Prompt can be completely customized, from the background color and the color to the font, the opaque, etc.
To do it, right -click on the Command Prompt icon in the top left corner of the window and select Properties From the menu.
Tabs Font, layout and Colors There are more instant options, such as changing the size and color. Choose tab Terminal If you want to change some components of the text pointer.
You can create some rather odd command prompts in this way or tweak the window to meet your needs. The custom features are widely customized, so you should customize Command Prompt if you want to do more.
2. See Star Wars on Command Prompt
Watching Star Wars in Command Prompt can make some people curious to look at you, who may not know how Command Prompt works. To see Star Wars in Command Prompt (and another item on this list), you will need to enable a service called Telnet.
To do so, click Win + qenter Telnet into the search box and choose Turn Windows Features on or Off In search results. In the window Windows featuresroll down, mark the next box Telnet Client and click OK.
Now, enter the command below to the Command Prompt and press the key Enter To connect with the Telehack website:
telnet telehack.comAfter connecting, enter the following command:
starwarsTalking and enjoying the strange reproduction of Star Wars right in your Command Prompt window.
3. Add joy with telnet: aquarium in Command Prompt
You may notice some other commands when Command Prompt connected to the Telehack website. These commands are worth testing to see everything other interesting.
Most notably, besides the ASCII regeneration of Star Wars, is the command Aquarium. Enter this command to see the ASCII aquarium show. It is so beautiful that you will want to turn it into your Screensaver.
4. Change the window title
Stay away from the strangeness of ASCII regeneration and see how to change the title of the Command Prompt window. To do, you only need to enter the title command, followed by the word or phrase will act as a title.
The following is an example of how to change the title of the Command Prompt window:
title something coolAs you can see, the title of the Command Prompt window has changed based on the command above.
This is very convenient to track the Command Prompt windows when you open many windows. But just because it is useful does not mean that you cannot be fun when naming the windows.
5. Create random jokes
Who doesn't like a joke? Command Prompt will ensure you always have an interesting joke to soothe the atmosphere.
Just enter the command below to the Command Prompt and press the key Enter:
curl https://icanhazdadjoke.comThis will create a random joke for you and turn you into a funny person when telling others.
6. Monitor your data where you go
This tip is both interesting and fun and has legal applications in the network and troubleshooting. Tracert command, followed by IP address or website URL, will display the list showing where your connection is moving on the way to the desired address. It is extremely useful, if not attractive, when all the stops of the connection on the way to the destination.
Most of the internet settings at home will route you through some addresses related to ISP and in addition, who knows? Each website will put data on a different journey depending on your website and where you connect from there.
Just for entertainment, enter the next command into Command Prompt and press the key Enter:
tracert google.com
You should definitely read more about how to use Traceroute, as it can also be helpful in fixing network problems.
Although being one of the simplest interfaces you can imagine, you can easily have fun with Command Prompt. The items listed here have not even mentioned the tips and tricks you can do with Command Prompt.
Anyway, fun is important and if you can find it in the most unexpected places, why not make the most of it?
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