command line interface
TYPE OF COMPUTER INTERFACE BASED ON ENTERING TEXT COMMANDS AND VIEWING TEXT OUTPUT
Command line; Command-line; Command Line Interface; Command-line program; Command processor; Command Line User Environment; Command-line argument; Command prompt; Command interpreter; Commandline; Line mode; Command-line option; Command line option; Command-line shell; Command-line parameter; Command line parameter; Commandline parameter; Compiler flag; Switch (command line); Command line arguments; Command line switch; Command line environment; Command line argument; Commandline tool; Command line processor; Command Line; Command line interface; Command line interpreter; Command window; Command-line Interface; Command-line switch; Command-line tool; CLI mode; SwitChar; Prompt (computing); Command-line interpreter; Commandline program; SWITCHAR; PROMPT (command); Shell prompt; PROMPT (DOS command); Command line options; Command Line Tool; $PS1; Command-line processor; Command-line flag; CMD-line interface
<
operating system> A means of communication between a
program and its
user, based solely on textual input and
output. Commands are input with the help of a
keyboard or
similar device and are interpreted and executed by the
program. Results are output as text or graphics to the
terminal.
Command line interfaces usually provide greater flexibility
than
graphical user interfaces, at the cost of being harder
for the novice to use. Consequently, some
hackers look down
on GUIs as designed
For The Rest Of Them.
(1996-01-12)