Title

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Updated: January 21, 2005

Creates a title for the command prompt window.

Syntax

title [String]

Parameters

String

Specifies the title for the command prompt window.

Displays help at the command prompt.

Remarks

To use the window title for batch programs, include the title command at the beginning of a batch program.
Once set, the window title can be reset with the title command only.

Examples

To set the window title for a batch program, type:

rem This batch program updates the employee data:
cls
@echo off
title Updating Files
copy \\server\share\*.xls c:\users\common\*.xls
echo Files Updated.
title Command Prompt

Formatting legend

Format	Meaning
Italic	Information that the user must supply
Bold	Elements that the user must type exactly as shown
Ellipsis (...)	Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line
Between brackets ([])	Optional items
Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (\|). Example: {even\|odd}	Set of choices from which the user must choose only one
Courier font	Code or program output

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