Command-Line Interface

Refers to the text-input interface commonly used by developers to interact with computers and the services or processes running on them. A command-line interface accepts text input (commands) which execute processes and typically result in text output.

Example

System administrators use the command-line interface to SSH into virtual machines running in datacenters.

Further Reading

• Command-Line Interface on Wikipedia

Synonyms

• Command Line

Abbreviation

• CLI