Windows 10: How to view, save and clear Command Prompt command History in Windows

The Command Prompt is nothing but a black and white command line utility that comes out of the box on Windows 10/8/7. But those who know its true potential, it is a great replacement for many of the users’ third-party [...]

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Clear command prompt history from within batch.

No and Yes.

You can set the size of the list of remembered commands to zero. This will clear all the history, but will also turn off recording any further history. So you should then set a size for the list. Use the command DOSKEY /LISTSIZE=0 after the line prompting for the password. eg..

Code:

Code:

@echo off set /p PWD="Password? : " doskey /listsize=0 echo . Echo You typed %PWD%  REM if you want to turn command history back on, you need to set a list size. doskey /listsize=16

 

Clear command prompt history from within batch.


I have a batch, running in "Command Prompt", that prompts for a password. For any number of reasons I can't guarantee that the window will close before exposing that data (arrow keys browse history list).

Is there a way to keep the password out of the list or is there a way to clear the list from within the batch itself?

Thank you.

 

command prompt will not open in safe mode with command prompt

Would I just follow the same steps within safe mode after hooking up to the other system?