Command-Line Interface

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:

<code>C:WINDOWSDesktop></code>

UNIX

<code>/home/httpd/html $</code>

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

Examples:

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

Related

• CLI Series (http://www.linux.com/search.pl?topic=89) – list of articles on Command-Line at Linux.com (http://www.linux.com)
• The Command Line – The Best Newbie Interface? (http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news-id=6282) – An article based on an experience with new computer users starting with the CLI.

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