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1. Text
and/or symbols used to represent the system's readiness to perform the
next command. A prompt may also be a text representation of where the
user is currently. For example, a MS-DOS prompt or Windows command
prompt may look like the below example.
C:\Windows>
This prompt indicates to the user that he or she is currently in
the windows directory on the C drive and the computer is ready to
perform a command.
- To change how the prompt is formatted in MS-DOS use the
prompt
command.
- Information about how to get into the Windows command prompt
can be found on document CHDOS.
2. The term prompt may also refer to a message or window that
appears, alerting the user and/or asking for a confirmation.
Below is a basic example of this type of prompt.
Are you sure you want to continue? (Yes / No)
Also see: Operating system
definitions, Option
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