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[[File:Appleterminal2.png|thumb|A Mac OS terminal]]
[[File:Appleterminal2.png|thumb|A Mac OS terminal]]


The "command line" most often refers to the use of CLI, or "Command Line Interfaces" that are text-based; in contrast to GUI, or "Graphic User interfaces", such as desktop environments.
The term "command line" most often refers to the use of CLI, or "Command Line Interfaces" that are text-based; in contrast to GUI, or "Graphic User interfaces", such as desktop environments.


Software that has a CLI can be used through a terminal.
Software that has a CLI can be used through a [[terminal]].


More about CLI here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command-line_interface
More about CLI here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command-line_interface


[[Category: Tools]]
[[Category: Glossary]]

Latest revision as of 17:19, 6 October 2021

A Mac OS terminal

The term "command line" most often refers to the use of CLI, or "Command Line Interfaces" that are text-based; in contrast to GUI, or "Graphic User interfaces", such as desktop environments.

Software that has a CLI can be used through a terminal.

More about CLI here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command-line_interface