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I'm using the Cmder package for my Windows command line environment. Some commands don't create a blank line after they've completed, which can make it more difficult to see every command that's been run. Is there a way to customize the command prompt so that it prints a new line before displaying the path and prompt?

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The classic DOS prompt is c:\Windows> which is set by using the system variable PROMPT to "$P$G". (With newer versions of Windows, it's not an environment variable but you can still use the prompt command to set it.)

Change the value for PROMPT to add $_ where you see fit. That will add a new linefeed to the prompt. I added $s to get a space after the >.

C:\Users\me> prompt $P$_$G$s

C:\Users\me
> dir \

   Volume in drive C has no label.
   Volume Serial Number is 5CE6-9877

   Directory of C:\
   08/22/2013  08:22 AM    <DIR>          PerfLogs
   03/05/2014  10:25 AM    <DIR>          Program Files
   03/05/2014  10:26 AM    <DIR>          Program Files (x86)
   01/22/2014  05:14 PM    <DIR>          Users
   01/22/2014  06:15 PM    <DIR>          Windows
           0 File(s)              0 bytes
           5 Dir(s)  36,451,704,832 bytes free

C:\Users\me
>

BTW, the list of prompt options can be found at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490977.aspx

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  • That worked for me. In my Cmder implementation, I needed to modify the @prompt variable in Cmdr\vendor\init.bat.
    – KatieK
    Mar 27, 2014 at 19:37
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Add $_ to your Prompt environment variable to add a new line before showing the wanted prompt.

So assuming your prompt is the standard $p$gto get prompt like c:\directory>, change it as such:

set prompt=$_$p$g

$_       Carriage return and linefeed

Use Setx to set it permanently.

More info on Prompt

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