Take Command combines the best features of the GUI and character-mode interfaces. You can have multiple console applications open in tabbed windows, with a Windows Explorer-like interface available for those times when you need a visual look at your folders.

Take Command Environment - A rich development and operations environment that allows you to:

Create and edit command scripts

Debug scripts

Run multiple console applications simultaneously in tabbed windows, including our own Take Command Console (TCC), CMD.EXE, PowerShell and bash. Take Command will display output much faster (up to 10x!) than running the application in a console window.

Cut and paste text

Drag and drop files into tab windows from an Explorer-like environment, other applications, or the desktop

Take Command Console (TCC) - A command processor compatible with CMD.EXE (the default command processor in Windows XP / 2003 / Vista / 2008) but substantially enhanced with thousands of additional features. (Take Command/LE includes TCC/LE rather than the full TCC -- see TCC vs. TCC/LE for a comparison). TCC provides the ability to:

Interactively run commands, such as DIR, COPY, etc

Interactively run batch script files, such as .CMD, .BAT or .BTM scripts

Run batch scripts as background processes based on timed schedules or operational triggers, such as changes in the system environment

Take Command Language - A mature scripting language based on and compatible with CMD.EXE, but massively enhanced. It includes:

160+ internal commands

240+ functions

150+ variables

Hundreds of additional options for CMD compatible commands

Additional underlying capabilities, such as the ability to access FTP and HTTP sites as if they were local disk drives