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command line

American  
[kuh-mand lahyn] / kəˈmænd ˌlaɪn /

noun

Computers.
  1. an interface by which the user types in instructions to be carried out instantly by the operating system or other program.


Etymology

Origin of command line

First recorded in 1970–75

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The first thing to note is the tool is command line or terminal based, so it will take either some amount of technical skill or a bit of patience to run.

From The Verge Jul. 21, 2021

Additionally, it revealed a simple command line that CIA officials used to launch attacks that compromised Macs and hack network switches from Cisco.

From Salon Jun. 17, 2020

Eric Lyons, a computational biologist at the University of Arizona in Tucson, uses the video-capture tool asciinema to record what he types into the command line, but lower-tech solutions can also work.

From Nature Jan. 12, 2020

I asked them to set it in a monospaced, sans serif font, like a command line, and the production people did the rest.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 8, 2019

In this chapter, we introduce you to the Debian command line, some security principles, and how to exit the system.

From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by Goerzen, John

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