Console 2: The Windows Command Prompt Replacement
Ben Kittrell
09/13/2006 06:29PM
I've been searching for a long time, and I was starting to think I'd be better off looking for Sasquatch, but I finally found it. It's a free(as in beer), lightweight, stable, configurable, transparent, tabbed, command line terminal for windows. I previously posted about PromptPal , but after using it for awhile I found it to be flaky, and not worth paying for.
Anyway, it's called Console , and it's a SourceForge project. It's exactly what I've been looking for, and I highly recommend if you spend any amout of time on the command line. I downloaded the latest beta, cause I'm hardcore like that. I wanted to make sure I got all the latest goodies. Seems pretty stable so far. It looks like the project is pretty active.
One of the coolest features is the ability to plug-in any shell. So you can even configure it to run cygwin. Between this, the transparency support, mulitple tabs, and background images, I'm pretty freakin happy right now.
Just try it out, trust me. If you've been looking for something like this, then this is the one you've been waiting for.
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Oh this is awesome! I've been looking for something like this for *ages* - superb find!!
Are you aware that there is a Windows native rxvt in the cygwin distrib? I haven't looked at Console, so it may be better, but the rxvt.exe in cygwin works fine. It will do background images using pixmaps. I don't know about transparency.
It would be great if it wasn't slow as a clam
im looking for a cmd replacement that makes it easier to cut and paste and scroll without using the mouse
can console do this?
Console is great! I just stumbled across it yesterday, and coincientally stumbled across your blog today (via del.icio.us). I use Macs at home, but am stuck with WinXP at work - Console makes command-line work on Windows much nicer.
I would also recommend Poderosa. Not sure it can do command.exe, but it does cygwin and SSH real nicely. It is tabbed, it's even paned, and copy and paste is a breeze (Alt+C and Alt+V, or right click). But console does a good job for a windows shell replacement.
console 2 is awsome. Thanks man. I saw a couple of other references to it on other sites and people seem to like it a lot. It's nice to see that there is a terminal for windows that can rival the unix ones.
Great find! Thanks for sharing.
For decent completion and command history, try the PyCmd wrapper at https://sourceforge.net/projects/pycmd/
hi, i use this great replacement "console" but i' ve one problem/question? how can i copy a console-output-line (mark, copy and paste)? It does not work, has anybody the same problem or can help me... thx
@SafetyFirst: By default, hold down Shift while dragging the mouse to copy text. Middle mouse button pastes it. This behavior is modifiable in the Settings, I believe.
Also thanks, Ben, for getting me inspired to check out Console!
For anyone looking to take advantage of multiple tabs in Console for a Rails environment, check out my post on the subject: http://theflowmustspice.blogspot.com/2009/09/windows-rails-and-console2-in-it.html
I have a problem with console2: I can resize the console using mouse but the maximization on top right does not work!!! Any help?
Is this 32 bit or 64 bit ???
Is there a 64 bit version ??
Will it work in the free windows 2008 hyper-v stand-alone core server (no gui)
Are there any decent windows console file-explorers that will work in windows server
2008 hyper-v ??
I also use console with cygwin as a default shell.
Looks pretty cool but then when I use the CTRL+W key combo then console just crashes and I have to restart it all the time :(
I have the same issue with CTRL+W key combo. Use it all the time to switch between vim windows. Causes Console to crash. Otherwise, love the app, but this bug removes it from the list of viable options for me.
My bad. CTRL+W is a default Hotkey key combo. Simply remove this from the Hotkeys and no more problem. Sorry for the false bug accusation.
Please, could anyone link me some doc about how to configure Console to have cygwin as a default shell?
Anyone knows how can I us the "up key" to get to previous commands? I'm pressing the "up key" and the console scrolls up, instead of showing past commands :/
I have a stupid, stupid question - how do I copy/paste text? I can find the copy/paste/cancel selection options, but how do I select text? I have tried dragging the mouse over the text, this doesn't work. Once you have stopped laughing could someone give me an answer?
Neil.
Hi Neil,
Look at #11 above Paul's comment for that.
link me some doc about how to configure Console to have cygwin as a default shell?
Cygwin on Console2 (as default):
First you need to add Cygwin as a tab option. Under the tabs settings, add a new tab and set the shell to the Cygwin batch file (here is what I have for Shell: C:\cygwin\Cygwin.bat).
Then to make it default, just move this tab entry to the top of the list (see "Move up" button).
For icons, I use 7-Zip to extract the .ico files from the various executables (you don't need to do this for Cygwin since it provides its own .ico file) and just put them somewhere and link. That way I have CMD and PowerShell icons when I open tabs for these.
Console2 is great!
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MichaeL
@MichaeL See comment #11
"Anyone knows how can I us the "up key" to get to previous commands? I'm pressing the "up key" and the console scrolls up, instead of showing past commands :/"
You probably have scroll lock on. Most windows apps ignore it (except excel) so it is easy not to notice. You can tell Console 2 to ignore it too in Settings, Hotkeys, uncheck Use scroll lock for scrolling.
Great find, thanks a lot !!!
FireCMD is a similar software like Console2 with more features.
FireCMD - http://www.brainasoft.com/firecmd/ which is an another windows command prompt replacement is also worth trying.
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