%PROMPT%

The %PROMPT% environment variable specifies how the cmd.exe prompt is formatted.

Formatting codes

The formatting codes consist of a dollar sign followed by character.

Available formatting codes are returned with prompt /?.

These are:

Formatting code	replaced with	notes
`$A`	`&`
`$B`	`\|`
`$C`	`(`
`$D`	Current date
`$E`	Escape code (ASCII 27)
`$F`	`)`
`$G`	`>`
`$H`	Backspace character (that erases previous character).
`$L`	`<`
`$M`	Remote name that is associated with current drive letter, or empty string	Only when command extensions are enabled.
`$N`	Current drive
`$P`	Current drive and path
`$Q`	`=`
`$S`	A space (ASCII 32)
`$T`	Current time
`$V`	Windows version number
`$_`	Carriage return and linefeed
`$$`	`$`
`$+`	`+…`, each `+` represents pushed directory (see `pushd`)	Only when command extensions are enabled.

The default value for %PROMPT% is $P$G (thus displaying the current drive/path and a > symbol.