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Use your PROMPT in a CMD window to keep an eye on where you are. I PUSHD/POPD all day long and sometimes get more drives connected than I can keep track of. By using two extensions to the PROMPT command, I can now tell exactly what I'm connected to all the time.

• Use the $+ parameter to include a plus sign for every outstanding PUSHD you've done.
  
  
• Use the $M parameter to show the remote name of the drive you're currently connected to. My prompt string, as shown in the code, displays a prompt like the following when I've PUSHD'ed to a remote drive:

   
  \NetServerc 
  Thu 04/04/2002 15:19:42 
  Y:Winnt 
  +Y:> 
  

  In a quick glance, I can tell I'm connected to the Netserver C share after PUSHD'ing once.

Here's a quick synopsis:

 
$m - display the remote share name 
$_ - newline 
$d - date 
$t - time 
$h - three of these erases the hundredths  
     of a second, sometimes you just don't  
     need that much detail! 
$p - current drive and path 
$+ - how many outstanding PUSHD's 
$n - current drive, just an extra reminder 
$g - greater-than sign 
 
set prompt=$m$_$d $t$h$h$h$_$p$_$+$n:$g