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Windows Command Prompt: How do I increase my buffer?

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I want to be able to scroll up further to see the result of a command. For example, if I type in a directory with a lot of listings, like , the output will be very long. When I try to scroll up, I'll probably go from z to s and never get to the r's. Too many files/directories in the folder. How can…

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Fix for: Windows Command Prompt: How do I increase my buffer?

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You have three options. Either you augment the buffer size of your cmd.exe window, like stated in another answer (drop down menu (CTRL+SPACE) > Properties > Increase buffer size Either you redirect the output of your command to a file that you'll th…

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