Cmder a fency terminal

I do a lot of easy coding with batch files. So you can imagine that I could have sometimes several cmd windows open here and there … what a mess.

Cmder solved my problem.

I just used the cmder-mini. To replace the cmd with the cmder :

• Open cmder.exe
• Win+Alt+P to open the settings
• go in Integration / Default term
• Check [x] Force ConEmu as default terminal for console applications
• Check [x] Register on OS startup
• Save settings

Integration with FreeCommander

If you use FreeCommander (an expolorer much better that the one from Windows), you know that you can open a cmd terminal where your explorer is by pressing Ctrl+D. In order to use Cmder as well with this:

• Go in Settings / View / DOS Prompt
• Modify DOS box command specification : <path-of-your-Cmder.exe> /single /x "/cmd cmd" %ActivDir%
  • Single permit to open a new tab and to have only one instance

In windows 11 it is using wt.exe which is slow to open. Better using conhost.exe. For this change it in the settings:

• Settings -> System -> For Developers -> Developer Mode activate it
• Settings -> System -> For Developers -> Terminal change the terminal to Windows Console Host

Batch files

Create a reg file:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\Users\\doria\\scoop\\apps\\cmder\\current\\Cmder.exe" /single /x \"/cmd %1\""

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