Questions tagged [prompt]
prompt is a command-line or graphical interface which presents the user with a line editor or modal dialog and suspends execution until input is returned
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List all environment variables from the command line
Is it possible to list all environment variables from a Windows' command prompt?
Something equivalent to PowerShell's gci env: (or ls env: or dir env:).
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Run Command Prompt Commands
Is there any way to run command prompt commands from within a C# application? If so how would I do the following:
copy /b Image1.jpg + Archive.rar Image2.jpg
This basically embeds an RAR file ...
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In Windows cmd, how do I prompt for user input and use the result in another command?
I have a Windows .bat file which I would like to accept user input and then use the results of that input as part of the call to additional commands.
For example, I'd like to accept a process ID from ...
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How can I change the color of my prompt in zsh (different from normal text)?
To recognize better the start and the end of output on a commandline, I want to change the color of my prompt, so that it is visibly different from the programs output. As I use zsh, can anyone give ...
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Read password from stdin [duplicate]
Scenario: An interactive CLI Python program, that is in need for a password. That means also, there's no GUI solution possible.
In bash I could get a password read in without re-prompting it on ...
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Have bash script answer interactive prompts [duplicate]
Is it possible to have a bash script automatically handle prompts that would normally be presented to the user with default actions? Currently I am using a bash script to call an in-house tool that ...
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What is the difference between PS1 and PROMPT_COMMAND?
While taking a look at this awesome thread I noticed that some examples use
PS1="Blah Blah Blah"
and some use
PROMPT_COMMAND="Blah Blah Blah"
(and some use both) when setting the ...
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Why doesn't "total" from ls -l add up to total file sizes listed? [closed]
Why is the total in the output of ls -l printed as 64 and not 26078 which is the total of all files listed?
$ ls -l ~/test/ls
total 64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15276 Oct 5 2004 a2ps....
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Prompt Dialog in Windows Forms
I am using System.Windows.Forms but strangely enough don't have the ability to create them.
How can I get something like a javascript prompt dialog, without javascript?
MessageBox is nice, but there ...
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OpenAI API error 429: "You exceeded your current quota, please check your plan and billing details" [closed]
I'm making a Python script to use OpenAI via its API. However, I'm getting this error:
openai.error.RateLimitError: You exceeded your current quota, please check your plan and billing details
My ...
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Different bash prompt for different vi editing mode?
When using vi mode (set -o vi) with Bash, it would be nice to have a prompt that depends on the mode you are currently in (insert or command). How does one find out this editing mode?
B.t.w, this ...
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ZSH: Hide computer name in terminal
How would I hide the computer name in the prompt while using the terminal?
At the moment it shows both username and computer name like so:
It would save some space by removing anwarchoukah@anwars-...
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Detecting Unsaved Changes
I have a requirement to implement an "Unsaved Changes" prompt in an ASP .Net application. If a user modifies controls on a web form, and attempts to navigate away before saving, a prompt should ...
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Bash prompt with the last exit code
I've been trying to customize my Bash prompt so that it will look like
[feralin@localhost ~]$ _
with colors. I managed to get constant colors (the same colors every time I see the prompt), but I want ...
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To get a prompt which indicates Git-branch in Zsh
I run the following codes separately as my prompt unsuccessfully in .zshrc. This suggests me that apparently I do not have a program called __git_ps1. It is not in MacPorts.
#1
PROMPT="$(__git_ps1 " ...
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WPF: Create a dialog / prompt
I need to create a Dialog / Prompt including TextBox for user input. My problem is, how to get the text after having confirmed the dialog? Usually I would make a class for this which would save the ...
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Don't make me manually abort a LaTeX compile when there's an error
As suggested here, latexmk is a handy way to continually compile your document whenever the source changes. But often when you're working on a document you'll end up with errors and then latex will ...
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How can the last command's wall time be put in the Bash prompt?
Is there a way to embed the last command's elapsed wall time in a Bash prompt? I'm hoping for something that would look like this:
[last: 0s][/my/dir]$ sleep 10
[last: 10s][/my/dir]$
Background
I ...
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How do I change the command-line prompt in Windows?
How do I change the command-line prompt into a console?
I've been looking in the console functions API, but I could not find anything for it.
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Javascript prompt() - cancel button to terminate the function
I'm calling a Javascript window.prompt() and prompting the user to submit a variable which I compare to another variable (a very basic password protection). The function works great, however, if you ...
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Anaconda / Python: Change Anaconda Prompt User Path
I want to change my Anaconda Prompt User file path. Currently it is as follows:
I want it to change to: C:\Users\u354590
How do I do this?
The current version of anaconda I have is:
Python 3.6.3 ...
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Python/python3 executes in Command Prompt, but does not run correctly
I've solved the issue and am posting to save others from my hours of pain.
Problem
On Windows 10,
Python is installed in C:\Python and added to Environment Variables, but will not properly run ...
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How can I prompt for yes/no style confirmation in a zsh script?
Using zsh, I'm trying to put a step in my ~/.zprofile where I interactively ask a yes/no style question. At first I tried this bash-style approach, but I saw errors of this form:
read: -p: no ...
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Command to run a .bat file
I'm trying to make my Visual Studio build script execute a .bat file that does something important.
Here is what I'm want to do right now:
cd "F:\- Big Packets -\kitterengine\Common\" Template.bat
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zsh: update prompt with current time when a command is started
I have a zsh prompt I rather like: it evaluates the current time in precmd and displays that on the right side of the prompt:
[Floatie:~] ^_^
cbowns% [9:28:31 on 2012-10-29]
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Is there any way to create prompt with two input fields?
Is there any way to create prompt in JavaScript with two input fields ?
I tried that code, but it didn't help me :
var a = prompt("A : ", "");
var b = prompt("B : ", "");
alert(a + "\n" + b);
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Shell Prompt Line Wrapping Issue
I've done something to break my Bash Shell Prompt in OS X (10.5.7) Terminal.
This is the PS1 that I had configured:
PS1='\[\e[1;32m\]\h\[\e[0m\]:\[\e[1;34m\]\w\[\e[0m\]\$ '
As far as I can tell I ...
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Randomly change the prompt in the Python interpreter
It's kind of boring to always see the >>> prompt in Python. What would be the best way to go about randomly changing the prompt prefix?
I imagine an interaction like:
This is a tobbaconist!...
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How can I shorten the path of a DOS prompt?
My path on my DOS prompt is ridiculously long. How can I shorten this?
C:\RUBY\Ruby_Practice\prep-work-master\coding-test-2\practice-problems\spec>
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Suppress the passphrase prompt in GPG command
Edited Version
I have a question about GPG, but I write all of the process, maybe it will help someone.
I want to: Suppress the passphrase prompt in GPG command. I don't want to: use -c option (--...
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how to show current directory in ipython prompt
Is there is way to show the current directory in IPython prompt?
Instead of this:
In [1]:
Something like this:
In<~/user/src/proj1>[1]:
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How to insert an environment variable inside the bash prompt
I can set an environment variable inside the bash prompt like this:
export PS1="[\u@\H/$FOO \W]\$ "
The prompt does not change when I change the environment variable: $FOO because the $FOO variable ...
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Where exactly Git Bash for Windows' prompt is defined?
Both my office and home computers have Git Bash for Windows from the very same source (Git for Windows, that came with TortoiseGit), but Git Bash's prompt differs on both machines:
on office computer ...
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CMD command to check connected USB devices
I would like to obtain by a command prompt a list of all USB devices connected to my computer (O.S. Windows 10). I've googled to find such a command, but all results seems useless to me or worse ...
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JavaScript dialogs alert(), confirm() and prompt() in cross origin iframe does not work any longer
Apps script web app works in <iframe>. It seems Chrome is no longer supporting alert(), confirm(), Promote these functions on the web app.
Any workaround to this?
Chrome Version 92.0.4515.107 (...
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How can I make an expect script prompt for a password?
I have an expect script that connects to a few routers through ssh. All these routers have the same password (I know, it's wrong), and the script needs to know that password in order to be able to ...
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Color for the PROMPT (just the PROMPT proper) in cmd.exe and PowerShell?
So in Bash you just configure PS1 to add colors to your prompt. I'm talking about the prompt proper, not the color of the foreground (text) or the background. And it's really easy in Bash and it helps ...
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SweetAlert prompt with two input fields
Currently working on a personal project. I want the user to click a button and a SweetAlert prompt would be presented for the user to verify their credential. However, the code I see on the SweetAlert ...
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javascript prompt - adding variable in default text
For javascript prompt:
prompt("Message", "default value in the text field");
is it possible to add a variable into the default value?
For example:
var default = 'default value';
prompt("Message", ...
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How to print current bash prompt?
The question is simple. I want to evaluate current value of PS1 in my bash script.
All materials on google point to tutorials on pimping it up, but I want to evaluate to see how would it be rendered ...
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kill iOS Simulator from terminal
I'm trying to terminate the iOS Simulator from the terminal console (needed for integrating automatic UI Testing in Jenkins),but every time I try the command:
killall SimulatorBridge
a prompt ...
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Constantly updated clock in zsh prompt?
I know that I can exec a date command in my zsh prompt.
However, it shows the old time; to see the current time, I have to hit <return> and get a new prompt with the current time.
Is there a ...
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Code challenge: Bash prompt path shortener
I implemented a prompt path shortener for bash to be included in the PS1 environment variable, which shortens the working directory into something more compact but still descriptive. I'm curious what ...
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ChatGPT Token Limit
I want ChatGPT to remember past conversations and have a consistent (stateful) conversation.
I have seen several code of ChatGPT prompt engineering.
There were two ways to design the prompt shown ...
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JavaScript - multi-line textbox in prompt()?
Is there anyway to make the textbox/input box in prompt multiline?
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Search for a string in command line output
I want to search for the string "virtual" in "system model" attribute of 'sysinfo' command. The command should be successful if 'virtual' is found in the 'system model: -------------------------' i.e. ...
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Oh-my-posh themes not working correctly with Powerline font and ConEmu
I use PowerShell as my shell on Windows 7. I find that ConEmu is a really good terminal. Since I am not on Windows 10, I cannot use Windows Terminal but ConEmu is not bad at all. I found out about ...
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Configure shell to always print prompt on new line, like zsh
If a command's output does not end with a \n, the next prompt appears, awkwardly, immediately afterwards:
$ echo -n hai
hai$
I just noticed a colleague whose shell (zsh, for what it's worth) is ...
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zsh prompt - checking if there are any background jobs
I'm customizing my zsh prompt and have found the following to check if there are any background jobs:
if [[ $(jobs | wc -l) -gt 0 ]]; then # has background job(s)
number_jobs='J:${cyan}%j${...
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Python: Using getpass with argparse
I've had a look around, but couldn't find anything.
Basically I was wondering if it was possible to use getpass.getpass() with argparse.
At the moment I have the following as a work around, I was ...
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