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  2.  P R O M P T  (Set System Prompt) COMMAND                                     
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  4.                                                                               
  5.  Purpose: Sets a new DOS prompt.                                              
  6.                                                                               
  7.  Format:  PROMPT [prompt-text]                                                
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  9.  Remarks: [prompt-text] to specify the text for the new system prompt.  The   
  10.           prompt-text can contain special meta-strings that are in the form   
  11.           $letter.  The following are meta-strings that can be included in    
  12.           the prompt-text:                                                    
  13.                                                                               
  14.              $ - The character that MUST come BEFORE the letter.              
  15.              t - The time.                                                    
  16.              d - The date.                                                    
  17.              p - The current directory of the default drive.                  
  18.              v - The version number.                                          
  19.              n - The default drive letter (DOS prompt defaults to this).      
  20.              g - The ">" character.                                           
  21.              l - The "<" character.                                           
  22.              b - The "|" character.                                           
  23.              q - The "=" character.                                           
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  25.           The PROMPT command with no parameters will reset the prompt to the  
  26.           normal prompt.                                                      
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  29.  Example: PROMPT HELLO$g  would change the DOS prompt to look like: HELLO>_   
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  31.           PROMPT $P$G  would display the current drive and directory.  For    
  32.           example:  F:\HANDLER>_                                              
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  34.           PROMPT  would change the DOS prompt to the standard:  F:>_          
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