I'm currently working on a suite of Java and Ruby applications that, in short, require me to keep a number of Microsoft Windows command/cmd (DOS) windows open at one time. Because of this, I like for each command/DOS window to have a unique, custom name in its title bar.
Fortunately, it's easy to open a DOS command window with a custom name in the title bar. First, just open a DOS window (click Start, then Run..., then enter "cmd"), then type a command like this:
start "YOUR TITLE HERE"
For example, I usually have at least three DOS windows open at one time, and I name them BUILD
, TOMCAT
, and FTP
. I start those three windows like this:
start "BUILD"
and then
start "TOMCAT"
and finally:
start "GLASSFISH"
As mentioned, this opens three different DOS/command windows with the titles BUILD
, TOMCAT
, and GLASSFISH
.
As a final note, you don't need to use all caps when creating the window titles, I just do it because they stand out more when I [Alt][Tab]
between the open windows.