What (who) is command line interface - definition
COMPUTER PROGRAM DESIGNED TO BE USED VIA A TEXT-ONLY COMPUTER INTERFACE
Command line utility; Command-line utility; Console program; Console app; Command-line utilities
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command line interface
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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)
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
A command-line interpreter or command-line processor uses a command-line interface (CLI) to receive commands from a user in the form of lines of text. This provides a means of setting parameters for the environment, invoking executables and providing information to them as to what actions they are to perform.
command-line interpreter
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
Wikipedia
Console application
A console application or command-line program is a computer program (applications or utilities) designed to be used via a text-only user interface, such as a text terminal, the command-line interface of some operating systems (Unix, DOS, etc.) or the text-based interface included with most graphical user interface (GUI) operating systems, such as the Windows Console in Microsoft Windows, the Terminal in macOS, and xterm in Unix.
Pronunciation examples for command line interface
1. command line interface, just so easy, right?
Governor Cyrus Habib _ Talks at Google
2. There's actually also a command line interface,
Stuart _ Talks at Google
3. having to learn a command line interface that they just
Designing User Interfaces for an Aging Population _ Jeff Johnson _ Talks at Google
