command-line interface (CLI), sometimes called a command-line shell, is a means of interacting with software via commands – each formatted as a line of...
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prompt using a command line interface (CLI), in contrast to pointing and clicking a mouse in a graphical user interface (GUI). Command-line completion allows...
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Cisco IOS (redirect from Interface Descriptor Block)
Cisco Catalyst series ran CatOS. The IOS command-line interface (CLI) provides a fixed set of multiple-word commands. The set available is determined by the...
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on typed command labels or text navigation. GUIs were introduced in reaction to the perceived steep learning curve of command-line interfaces (CLIs), which...
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Shell (computing) (redirect from Operating system user interface)
operating system. A shell is generally a command-line interface (CLI) program although some graphical user interface (GUI) programs are arguably classified...
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Backtick (section Command-line interface languages)
traditionally had used it have abandoned or deprecated it. Many command-line interface languages and the scripting (programming) languages like Perl, PHP...
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Pip (package manager) (section Command-line interface)
from the version label. Pip's command-line interface allows the install of Python software packages by issuing a command: pip install some-package-name...
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program via a command-line interface, a script, a network protocol, or as an event triggered in a graphical user interface. Many commands support arguments...
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original text, which remains untouched. History of operating systems Command-line interface Miller, R. (2004-10-20). "Neal Stephenson Responds With Wit and...
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Junos OS (section Command-line interface)
Junos, and other traffic services. The Junos OS command-line interface (CLI) is a text-based command interface for configuring, troubleshooting, and monitoring...
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NTLDR (section Command-line interface)
and providing only osloader.exe, a loading program accepting ordinary command-line arguments specifying Windows directory partition, location or boot parameters...
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to several different operating systems. Operated from a simple command-line interface, it could be widely used on many computers and computer terminals...
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Grunt (software) (section Command-line interface)
minification, compilation, unit testing, and linting. It uses a command-line interface to run custom tasks defined in a file (known as a Gruntfile). Grunt...
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includes notable command-line interpreters – programs that interactively interpret commands entered by the user at the command-line. Most operating systems...
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Information Typing Architecture (DITA) Lasso PILOT TUTOR Authorware Command-line interface (CLI) languages are also called batch languages or job control languages...
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Unix shell (redirect from Unix shell command line interpreter)
is a shell that provides a command-line user interface for a Unix-like operating system. A Unix shell provides a command language that can be used either...
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Retrieved 15 March 2018. "ZPAQ site". Retrieved 2020-08-04. "Command Line ZIP Interface - use scripts to automate zip tasks". Archived from the original...
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Control-C (section In command-line environments)
text to the clipboard. Macintosh computers use ⌘ Command+C for this. In many command-line interface environments, control+C is used to abort the current...
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interaction. Text-based user interfaces (TUIs) are user interfaces which interact via text. TUIs include command-line interfaces and text-based WIMP environments...
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system. Features include a minimal drag-and-drop web user interface, a command line interface and ability to automate repetitive tasks. Kanboard uses SQLite...
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graphical nature of the user experience of macOS, by providing a command-line interface to the operating system when used in conjunction with a Unix shell...
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Console (computer games) (redirect from Console (video game command line interface))
A console is a command line interface where the personal computer game's settings and variables can be edited while the game is running. Consoles also...
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web interface, desktop applications, browser extensions, mobile apps, and a command-line interface. Bitwarden can be operated on web interfaces, desktop...
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Cucumber (software) (section Command line)
Cucumber comes with a built-in command line interface that covers a comprehensive list of instructions. Like most command line tools, cucumber provides the...
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well as the system's command-line interface contributed to its decline, especially as this was at a time when graphical user interfaces (GUIs) were becoming...
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The command functions more or less like a single-line command-line interface. In the GNOME (a UNIX-like derivative) interface, the Run command is used...
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software. Later versions added the Windows console as a native interface for command-line interface and TUI programs. The console usually opens in window mode...
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Bash (Unix shell) (section Command substitution)
command-line interface (CLI), Bash (short for "Bourne Again SHell") operates within a terminal emulator, or text window, where users input commands to...
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computer software, specifically the DCL command-line interface of the OpenVMS operating system, the DIRECTORY command (often abbreviated as DIR) is used to...
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Windows Subsystem for Linux (redirect from Wsl (command))
virtual machine and being an alternative to dual booting. The WSL command-line interface tool is installed by default in Windows 11, but a distribution must...
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