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Draft:Command Prompt
| Component of Microsoft Windows | |
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 Command Prompt in Windows 11 | |
| Type | command line interpreter |
|---|---|
| Introduced in | Windows NT 3.1 |
Not to be confused with
COMMAND.COM, the default shell used in MS-DOS.The Command Prompt or Windows Command Processor (cmd.exe) is a built-in command line interpreter included with the Windows NT line of operating systems. It clones the general syntax and behavior of the MS-DOS interpreter COMMAND.COM, but also draws inspiration from its OS/2 counterpart. The former is still included in 32-bit versions but remains 16-bit for compatibility purposes, while cmd.exe is native to the operating system.