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== Command line == | == Command line == | ||
The Command | The Command line interface, as opposed to a graphical user interface ([[GUI]]) is '''less abstract'''. The command line interface is sparse, not very visual, but "more true" in my opinion. I prefer the command line because it removes one layer of abstraction from my work. | ||
[[Media:Davechild linux-command-line.pdf | Please click here for an excellent "cheat sheet" for command line ]]<ref>https://www.cheatography.com/davechild/cheat-sheets/linux-command-line/ licensed under create commons</ref> | [[Media:Davechild linux-command-line.pdf | Please click here for an excellent "cheat sheet" for command line ]]<ref>https://www.cheatography.com/davechild/cheat-sheets/linux-command-line/ licensed under create commons</ref>. For an interactive version of the same document [https://www.cheatography.com/davechild/cheat-sheets/linux-command-line/ please click here] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 10:45, 25 August 2016
A command-line interface or command language interpreter (CLI), also known as command-line user interface, console user interface, and character user interface (CUI), is a means of interacting with a computer program where the user (or client) issues commands to the program in the form of successive lines of text (command lines).[2]
Command line
The Command line interface, as opposed to a graphical user interface (GUI) is less abstract. The command line interface is sparse, not very visual, but "more true" in my opinion. I prefer the command line because it removes one layer of abstraction from my work.
Please click here for an excellent "cheat sheet" for command line [3]. For an interactive version of the same document please click here
References
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