command line

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command line noun

A shell, a command line interface; usually used with the definite article.“I'm so used to the command line that I don't even know how to find things in the GUI.”
The text prompt presented to the user in a command line interface.
A line of text that is entered at such a prompt.

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prompt command line interface command-line interface character user interface command command-line interpreter bash shell subcommand verb shell script one-liner metacommand bashism shellscript control

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