Command-Line Interface

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See also: User Interface | Textmode

Acronym: CLI

The command-line interface is a non-graphical user interface. It usually consists of a prompt and is controled by entering in characters and hitting "enter" or "return" Most UNIX-type tools are operated this way and most remote administration is command-line.

Depending on your operating system, it can look a number of ways:

Windows DOS Prompt, COMMAND, or CMD function:

C:\WINDOWS\Desktop>

UNIX

/home/httpd/html $

Different UNIX shells have different prompts, either a $, #, or %.

Examples:

• The Console
• BSD
• DOS
• Linux
• Unix
• Windows

Related

• CLI Series - list of articles on Command-Line at Linux.com
• The Command Line - The Best Newbie Interface? - An article based on an experience with new computer users starting with the CLI.