command lines
Typed computer instructions
Command lines are text-based interfaces for interacting with a computer, where users type commands rather than clicking icons or menus.
The term refers both to the interface itself and to the individual instructions entered: I ran the script from the command line, The documentation includes the exact command lines to copy.
Command-line interfaces preceded graphical ones and remain essential for programming, system administration, and automation.
- promptIncite to action
- bashForceful striking blow
- shellHard outer covering
- terminalAt the endpoint
- fileStored collection of data
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