Windows Command Line History - Doskey

Issue: You have typed a lot of command at the command / dos prompt and want to run one of them again without retyping it.

Quick:
F7 - history list
Alt+F7 - Clear History
[characters]F8 - searches for command beginning with the characters you typed



Visual/Learning:

Doskey is the program in Windows that maintains history of dos commands. You can scroll through the list with the up and down arrow key, but you can also get a list of commands by pressing the F7 key.

You can clear the history with ALT-F7 or search for a command that starts with dir by typing dir followed by the F8 key.

Here is a link that has some good information about DosKey.