snippetbashTip

doskey — Manage macros, windows commands and command-lines. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/wi

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

Viewed 0 times

commandwindowscommandsandmacrosclimanagedoskey

windows

Problem

How to use the doskey command: Manage macros, windows commands and command-lines. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/doskey>.

Solution

doskey — Manage macros, windows commands and command-lines. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/doskey>.

List available macros:

doskey /macros

Create a new macro:

doskey {{name}} = "{{command}}"

Create a new macro for a specific executable:

doskey /exename={{executable}} {{name}} = "{{command}}"

Remove a macro:

doskey {{name}} =

Display all commands that are stored in memory:

doskey /history

Save macros to a file for portability:

doskey /macros > {{path\to\macinit_file}}

Load macros from a file:

doskey /macrofile = {{path\to\macinit_file}}

Code Snippets

List available macros

doskey /macros

Create a new macro

doskey {{name}} = "{{command}}"

Create a new macro for a specific executable

doskey /exename={{executable}} {{name}} = "{{command}}"

Remove a macro

doskey {{name}} =

Display all commands that are stored in memory

doskey /history

Context

tldr-pages: windows/doskey

Revisions (0)

No revisions yet.