How can I widen the Windows 7 Command Prompt window?

Question

How can I widen the Windows 7 command prompt window?

It's fixed at 80 columns in width and dragging the window edges won't let me make it any bigger than that.

score 30 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 12 '20 at 13:48

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Yes. To change the screen buffer or window size:

Click the icon at the left of the title bar.
Click Properties (or Defaults for persistent properties) ^{Thanks @Scott}
Go to the Layout tab
Change the settings accordingly
Click OK to save.

edited Jun 12 '20 at 13:48

Community

answered Mar 16 '12 at 21:14

iglvzx

score 13 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 02 '12 at 14:41

13

You might want to try typing:

mode 120,100

Should widen it significantly.

edited Dec 02 '12 at 14:41

slhck

answered Mar 16 '12 at 21:09

Paperlantern

score 10 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 16 '12 at 21:24

10

Type this on command line:

mode con:cols=140 lines=70

Where 140 is the width in columns and 70 is the height in lines.

edited Mar 16 '12 at 21:24

iglvzx

answered Mar 16 '12 at 21:19

Hamed

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 17 '12 at 00:13

1

You can try Console2 on top of cmd.exe, which have (except other things) resizeable window

answered Mar 17 '12 at 00:13

Lazy Badger

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