Want to copy "tree" command's output from cmd prompt to Word

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Chad Harris

Using Win XP SP2. This should be easy, but I want to copy the *complete*
output of a simple "tree" command at the dos prompt. The problem is that
when I type in the command, and let it run to completion, and scroll back
up, I can only get part of the way--the first half of the tree just won't
show. I'm trying simply to right click the dos prompt's name
bar>edit>select all>copy.

Trying to select all also seems to interfere with the progress of the tree
output. I can let the command start running, but if I don't wait until the
end, it only prints out the tree part of the way.

I have tried selecting all before I run the "tree" command, and that doesn't
work either.

I want to copy the entire output of the tree command without switches to
Word, and there must be a way.

Would appreciate some help.

Chad Harris
 
Chad Harris said:
Using Win XP SP2. This should be easy, but I want to copy the *complete*
output of a simple "tree" command at the dos prompt. The problem is that
when I type in the command, and let it run to completion, and scroll back
up, I can only get part of the way--the first half of the tree just won't
show. I'm trying simply to right click the dos prompt's name
bar>edit>select all>copy.
Click to expand...

Try
TREE > C:\TREE.TXT
Open TREE.TXT on C:\ and copy the data.
 
Using Win XP SP2. This should be easy, but I want to copy the *complete*
output of a simple "tree" command at the dos prompt. The problem is that
when I type in the command, and let it run to completion, and scroll back
up, I can only get part of the way--the first half of the tree just won't
show. I'm trying simply to right click the dos prompt's name
bar>edit>select all>copy.
Click to expand...

You can redirect the output of any command to a text file instead of the
console:

tree > MyTree.txt

You can then open the MyTree.txt text file in Word.
 
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