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> Ironically, it hasn't managed to displace the command prompt or batch files It don't think they expect that people would rewrite their old scripts. That is a
by jve 5y ago
> Ironically, it hasn't managed to displace the command prompt or batch files
It don't think they expect that people would rewrite their old scripts. That is actually silly to consider. Even with console vs terminal, they are concerned of backward compatibility and leaving it as is:
> Windows Console will continue to ship within Windows for decades to come in order to ensure backward compatibility with the many millions of existing/legacy command-line scripts, apps, and tools
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/windows-terminal-build-2019-faq/ https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/windows-terminal-...
- oneplane 5y agoThey could just have an alternative interpreter mode to support batch files, or even have a cmdlet that does just that. If people like to point and click, associate that with a cmdlet (they can do that, right?) and there you go.