F1: Copy one character at a time from the the previous command you typed.

There are a variety of shortcuts for quickly copying part of the previous command you ran. The previous command you typed is known as the вЂњtemplateвЂќ. This is the same list youвЂ™ll see ifВ you press F7. YouвЂ™ll see the commands youвЂ™ve typed in your current session. To print a list of your command history in the terminal, run the following command: doskey /history The command would appear filled in at the prompt and you could press вЂњEnterвЂќ once again to run it. So, if you wanted to quickly re-run the first command you ran in the current session, youвЂ™d press вЂњF9вЂќ, type вЂњ0вЂќ, and press вЂњEnterвЂќ. These numbers are display in the F7 overlay window, and begin at 0.

F9: Recall a command from your command history by specifying its number in the history buffer.

So, if you wanted to search for a command that began with вЂњpвЂќ, youвЂ™d type вЂњpвЂќ on the command line and then repeatedly tap F8 to cycle through commands in your history that begin with вЂњpвЂќ.

F8: Search your command history for a command matching the text on the currentВ command line.

Press Esc to close the overlay without running a command. Use the up and down arrow keys to select a command and run it.

F7: View your command history as an overlay.

Use these F keys toВ interact with your command history:

Page Down: Recall the most recent command you ran in the current Command Prompt session.

Page Up: Recall the first command you ran in the current Command Prompt session.

Press the key repeatedly to walk through your command history.

Down Arrow: Recall the next command you typed.

Up Arrow: Recall the previous command you typed.В Press the key repeatedly to walk through your command history.

To scroll through your command history, you can use these keyboard shortcuts:

Windows command prompt commands list