MODE

A multi-purpose command to display device status, configure ports and devices, and more.

Examples:

• mode

  Outputs status and configuration of all devices, such as com3 and con.

• mode con

  Outputs status and configuration of con device, the console in which the command interpreter is running.

• mode con cols=120 lines=20

  Sets the number of columns and lines for the current console, resulting in window resizing, and clears the screen. The setting does not affect new console instances. Keywords: wide screen, wide window, screen size, window size, resize screen, resize window.

• mode 120, 20

  As above: Sets the number of columns (120) and lines (20), resulting in window resizing, and clears the screen.

• mode con cols=120

  Sets the number of columns for the current console, resulting in window resizing, and clears the screen. It seems to change the number of visible lines as well, but the total lines count of the console buffer seems unchanged.

• mode 120

  As above: Sets the number of columns.

• mode con cp

  Outputs the current code page of the console.

• mode con cp select=850

  Sets the current code page of the console. For a list of code pages, see the linked Microsoft documentation below.

• mode con rate=31 delay=1

  Sets the rate and delay for repeated entry of a character while a key is held pressed, of the console. The lower the rate, the fewer repetitions per second.

Links:

• mode at ss64.com
• mode at Microsoft

$ mode /?
Configures system devices.

Serial port:       MODE COMm[:] [BAUD=b] [PARITY=p] [DATA=d] [STOP=s]
                                [to=on|off] [xon=on|off] [odsr=on|off]
                                [octs=on|off] [dtr=on|off|hs]
                                [rts=on|off|hs|tg] [idsr=on|off]

Device Status:     MODE [device] [/STATUS]

Redirect printing: MODE LPTn[:]=COMm[:]

Select code page:  MODE CON[:] CP SELECT=yyy

Code page status:  MODE CON[:] CP [/STATUS]

Display mode:      MODE CON[:] [COLS=c] [LINES=n]

Typematic rate:    MODE CON[:] [RATE=r DELAY=d]