If you use the command prompt quite often and have to copy and paste output from the commands in the command prompt then this tip should be great help to you. Copy and paste form windows Command prompt (DOS Window) can be a little tough job.
In Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 and later, you can direct the output from a command prompt directly to the windows Clipboard.
In the command prompt, type CMD | CLIP
Enter the command you want to perform, for example IPCONFIG.
At this point the command is running
If you placed an command that requires that requires a certain lap of time to implement, then you must wait. The disadvantage is that nothing indicates that the execution of a command completed or not, you just wait until it is possible to retype the command prompt.
Note that it is better to select the parameters of the comamnd carefully to prevent any confirmation message, as these messages are interpreted in the background. For any info about a command, type the command followed by /?
At the end of the command, type EXIT, The results will be immediately copied to the clipboard.
Paste them where ever you need to do
Shortcuts:
IPCONFIG | CLIP: Copy network configurations directly on the PC to the clipboard.
DIR | CLIP: copy directly the listing of the contents of the current folder to the clipboard.
NET VIEW | CLIP: copy the list of users connected in the same working group to the clipboard.
SC QUERY | CLIP: copy the list of services and their statements on the current PC to the clipboard.
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