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The command line is an interface, or way of interacting with a computer, which is text-only (as opposed to a [[graphical user interface]], or GUI). | The command line is an interface, or way of interacting with a computer, which is text-only (as opposed to a [[graphical user interface]], or GUI). | ||
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| + | When using the command line, you type commands at a [[prompt]]. You may use [[tab completion]] if you are smart and savvy. | ||
There's an essay called [http://artlung.com/smorgasborg/C_R_Y_P_T_O_N_O_M_I_C_O_N.shtml In the Beginning Was the Command Line] by Neal Stephenson. | There's an essay called [http://artlung.com/smorgasborg/C_R_Y_P_T_O_N_O_M_I_C_O_N.shtml In the Beginning Was the Command Line] by Neal Stephenson. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:23, 5 August 2005
- This article is about the command line interface; for the command line class, see Basic Linux Command Line for Builders.
The command line is an interface, or way of interacting with a computer, which is text-only (as opposed to a graphical user interface, or GUI).
When using the command line, you type commands at a prompt. You may use tab completion if you are smart and savvy.
There's an essay called In the Beginning Was the Command Line by Neal Stephenson.
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