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Cmder

A portable, feature-rich console emulator that replaces plain Windows CMD.

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Cmder
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Cmder is a portable console emulator for Windows built on top of ConEmu and enhanced with Clink. It ships with the Monokai color scheme, a beautiful lambda (λ) prompt, and optionally Git for Windows — giving you Unix commands like ls, cat, and grep right away. No installation needed: unzip, run, and carry it on a USB stick or sync it to the cloud.

  • Multi-tab terminal — CMD, PowerShell, Bash, or any custom shell in one window
  • Beautiful Monokai theme with a λ prompt out of the box
  • Full Git for Windows support — Unix tools available in PATH
  • Fully portable — settings, aliases, and history go wherever you go
  • Right-click paste, mouse selection, and scrollback buffer

Keyboard Shortcuts

Win + Alt + POpen Settings / Preferences
Ctrl + TNew tab dialog (choose shell type)
Ctrl + WClose current tab
Shift + Alt + 1Open new CMD tab instantly
Shift + Alt + 2Open new PowerShell tab instantly
Alt + EnterToggle fullscreen
Ctrl + RIncremental history search
Ctrl + Alt + UTraverse up the directory tree
Ctrl + `Global summon / hide from taskbar
Tasks — Custom Shell Profiles

Tasks define what command runs when you open a new tab. Go to Settings → Startup → Tasks to create profiles for Git Bash, WSL, admin CMD, or any custom shell — each with its own working directory, icon, and hotkey.

Aliases

Create short aliases for long commands. Edit %CMDER_ROOT%\config\user_aliases.cmd and add lines like g=git $* or ll=ls -la --color $*. Use $* to forward all arguments to the target command.

Startup Profile

Commands placed in %CMDER_ROOT%\config\user_profile.cmd run automatically each time a new tab opens. Use it to set environment variables, activate virtual environments, or initialise Oh My Posh.

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