| 1. Text and/or symbols used to represent the system's readiness to perform the next command. A prompt may also be a text representation of where the user is currently. For example, a MS-DOS prompt or Windows command prompt may look like the below example. C:\Windows> This prompt indicates to the user that he or she is currently in the windows directory on the C drive and the computer is ready to perform a command.
- To change how the prompt is formatted in MS-DOS use the prompt command.
- Information about how to get into the Windows command prompt can be found on document CHDOS.
2. The term prompt may also refer to a message or window that appears, alerting the user and/or asking for a confirmation. Below is a basic example of this type of prompt.
Are you sure you want to continue? (Yes / No) Also see: Command prompt, Operating system definitions, Option | |
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