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Meaning of command line | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A shell, a command line interface; usually used with the definite article.
  2. The text prompt presented to the user in a command line interface.
  3. A line of text that is entered at such a prompt.

Equivalents

Čeština příkazový řádek
Deutsch Befehlszeile Kommandozeile
Ελληνικά γραμμή εντολής
Suomi komentorivi
Français ligne de commande
עברית שורת הפקודה
日本語 コマンドライン
한국어 명령(命令)줄 명령행 커맨드 라인
Nederlands commandoregel opdrachtregel
Polski wiersz poleceń
Português linha de comando linha de comandos
Русский командная строка
Svenska kommandorad

Examples

“I'm so used to the command line that I don't even know how to find things in the GUI.”
“The command line offers a lot of helpful features, such as tab completion and wildcard expansion.”
“Type the following at the command line: du -s -h.”
“Use the following command line to compile a file without linking: gcc -c main.c -o main.o”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

command line interface command module command paper command pattern command performance command post

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