Clink makes working with Windows' `cmd.exe` so much nicer
Due to a project at work, I’m using Windows’ cmd.exe for something like the first time in a decade. I can’t use WSL on the project, and Clink with its syntax colouring and familiar readline history has already made it a 100 times more pleasant!
You get a searchable history and tab completion. What wasn’t immediately obvious to me, was how to choose the suggested completion - if you press tab, Clink will start cycling through commands and paths; you need to press End or use the right arrow key. Loads more detail on completetion here.
The repo lives at github.com/chrisant996/clink - give it a star!
All links, in order of mention:
- WSL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl
- Clink: https://chrisant996.github.io/clink/
- detail on completetion here: https://chrisant996.github.io/clink/clink.html#how-completion-works
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