TCC/LE Windows CMD Replacement Shell : Upgrade Your CMD Commands

Take Command is a comprehensive interactive GUI and Windows command line toolkit that makes your Windows command prompts easier to use and far more powerful. Take Command includes optional Explorer-style integration, tabbed console windows, major enhancements to standard Windows CMD commands such as COPY, DEL, and MOVE, and adds 140+ new commands, improved command line editing, over 460 internal variables and functions, and thousands of other features.

In addition, Take Command is a powerful batch file programming tool, offering extensions such as DO loops, error and exception handling, block-structured logic, an integrated IDE with a sophisticated editor and batch debugger, third-party plugins, and 460 built-in variables and functions.

TCC/LE is a complete CMD replacement, and is compatible with your existing Windows command prompt and CMD batch files, while adding thousands of new features.
The familiar environment means you are immediately more productive with your everyday tasks.
TCC/LE's consistent command syntax reduces your learning and development time.
The comprehensive help speeds your development and reduces syntax errors.
TCC/LE is available in English, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. (Online help is currently in English only.)

The TCC/LE scripting language is a large superset of the CMD shell, with 111 commands, 140 functions and 97 internal variables.
The scripting language includes a complete set of flow control structures including IF-Then-Else, DO and FOR loops, SWITCH, subroutines, etc.
Almost all of the CMD commands (e.g. DIR, COPY, DEL, etc.) are substantially enhanced, with hundreds of additional options.
TCC/LE includes multiple types of redirection, including redirecting and piping to STDERR, and TEE and Y pipe fittings.
You can redefine your commands with aliases, and assign frequently used commands to a single keystroke.
The enhanced command line editor provides command line and directory history, filename and directory completion, and advanced cut and paste options.
The built-in text and binary file viewer includes bidirectional scrolling, advanced search, and print capabilities.
Send keystrokes to any window (command prompt or GUI).
Select or exclude files by date, time, size, and extended wildcards or regular expressions for extraordinary flexibility in file management.
You can specify multiple filenames for most of the TCC/LE file processing commands (i.e., COPY, DEL, DIR, MOVE, etc.).
Find and navigate to any directory on your system by entering only part of its name with extended directory searches.
Create your own variables or commands with plugins, or choose from the many third-party plugin libraries available.

Note that JP Software does not provide any phone or email support for TCC/LE. Please use our TCC/LE Support Forum for support provided by other TCC/LE users.

The graphical environment is not included in TCC/LE. Get our flagship product Take Command to get the power of our graphical environment, thousands of additional features and a full batch debugger / IDE.

TCC/LE is compatible with any version of Microsoft XP (SP2 or later), 2003, Vista, 2008, and Windows 7, including 64-bit versions. TCC/LE is available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions, and requires a minimum of 20Mb of free disk space.

There are two editions of Take Command, so you can use the version that's perfect for your needs. See Windows Command Shells: Comparing CMD, TCC/LE, and Take Command.

Learn more about the Windows Command Line, Windows BAT Files, and Batch File Programming.

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"I've used JP Software software since 4DOS 3.03 was the then-current release. Being a heavy user of command lines, working with 4DOS / 4NT / TCC over the years has been a delight in itself and in comparison to other command line programs (especially COMMAND / CMD). I've saved countless hours of tedious work thanks to the advanced interface and functionality JP Soft has provided me."

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