

To discard the saved list of matching paths and generate a new list, edit and press CTRL+D or CTRL+F.To move through the list backwards, press the SHIFT key and CTRL+D or CTRL+F simultaneously.To move through the list of matching paths, press CTRL+D or CTRL+F repeatedly.If none of the paths match, the file and directory name completion function beeps and doesn't change the display. These key combination functions append a wildcard character to if one isn't present, build a list of paths that match, and then display the first matching path.

Pressing CTRL+D or CTRL+F processes the file and directory name completion. If you use file and directory name completion on the built-in directory commands cd, md, or rd, directory completion is assumed. The only difference between the key combinations CTRL+D and CTRL+F is that CTRL+D only matches directory names and CTRL+F matches both file and directory names. If you enable file and directory name completion by using /f:on, use CTRL+D for directory name completion and CTRL+F for file name completion. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued data on the computer. Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. User-specified settings take precedence over computer settings, and command-line options take precedence over registry settings.

Use the value for white space, because it isn't a valid control character. To set the REG_DWORD value, run Regedit.exe and use the hexadecimal value of a control character for a particular function (for example, 0×9 is TAB and 0×08 is BACKSPACE). HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\PathCompletionChar\REG_DWORD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\CompletionChar\REG_DWORD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\PathCompletionChar\REG_DWORD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\CompletionChar\REG_DWORD You can enable or disable file and directory name completion for all processes of the cmd command on a computer or for a user logon session by setting the following REG_DWORD values: If used without parameters, cmd displays the version and copyright information of the operating system. Starts a new instance of the command interpreter, Cmd.exe.
