Command-line interface - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A command-line interface (CLI) is a mechanism for interacting with a computer operating system or software by typing commands to perform specific tasks. This text-only interface contrasts with the u...
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Home > Midmarket CIO Definitions - Command line interface ... - A CLI (command line interface) is a user interface to a computer's operating system or an application in which the user responds to a visual prompt by typing in a command on a specified line, receives a response back from the system, and then enters...
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Graphical user interface - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A graphical user interface ( GUI ) is a type of user interface item that allows people to interact with programs in more ways than typing such as computers; hand-held devices such as MP3 Players, ...
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In the Linux Forum, there is an interesting debate going on about GUI (Graphical User Interface) and CLI (Command Line Interface), two modes for users to interact with the computer. Valid but opposing arguments were made by both sides:
www.softpanorama.org/OFM/gui_vs_command_line.shtml www.softpanorama.org/OFM/gui_vs_command_line.shtml
The Apache Commons CLI library provides an API for parsing command line options passed to programs. It's also able to print help messages detailing the options available for a command line tool.
commons.apache.org/cli/
While the drag-and-drop simplicity of a GUI is attractive to many users, particularly newcomers, command-line interfaces often allow greater flexibility and control and are therefore still preferred by many power users.
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This essay describes the surprising results of a brief trial with a group of new computer users about the relative ease of the command line interface versus the GUIs now omnipresent in computer interfaces.
www.osnews.com/story/6282
goosh is a google-interface that behaves similar to a unix-shell. ... This google-interface behaves similar to a unix-shell. You type commands and the results are shown on this page. goosh is powered by google. goosh is written by Stefan Grothkopp it is NOT an official google product!
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Click on it. This will take you to the command line interface. ... [New Answer in "How Do I use the Command Line Interface?"] ... OSU Physics Faq's : Linux : Linux for Physics Majors : How Do I Use Linux? : How Do I use the Command Line Interface?
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