A command-line interpreter or command-line processor uses a command-line interface (CLI) to receive commands from a user in the form of lines of text. This provides a means of setting parameters for the environment, invoking executables and providing information to them as to what actions they are to perform. In some cases the invocation is conditional based on conditions established by the user or previous executables. Such access was first provided by computer terminals starting in the mid-1960s. This provided an interactive environment not available with punched cards or other input methods.
Today, many users rely upon graphical user interfaces and menu-driven interactions. However, some programming and maintenance tasks may not have a graphical user interface and use a command line.
Examples of programs that use a command-line interface include 86-DOS, MS-DOS, and command-line shells in Microsoft Windows, such as PowerShell.
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- Windows Commands at Microsoft Learn
- Command line interface at the Free On-Line Dictionary Of Computing
- Command-line interface at Wikipedia
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