command-line interface

type of computer interface based on entering text commands and viewing text output
class paradigm Q189053
command-line interface
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command-line interface

Summary

command-line interface is a paradigm[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • command-line interface's instance of is recorded as paradigm[3].
  • command-line interface is a type of text-based user interface[4].
  • command-line interface is a type of user interface[5].
  • command-line interface is a type of human–computer interaction[6].
  • command-line interface is a type of interface metaphor[7].
  • command-line interface is a type of input/output[8].
  • command-line interface is a type of operating system[9].
  • command-line interface's Commons category is recorded as Command-line interface[10].
  • command-line interface is the opposite of graphical user interface[11].
  • command-line interface's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Command-line interface[12].
  • command-line interface's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/command-line-arguments[13].
  • command-line interface's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://ux.stackexchange.com/tags/command-line[14].
  • command-line interface's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/command-line-interface[15].
  • command-line interface's used by is recorded as console application[16].
  • command-line interface's used by is recorded as command-line interpreter[17].
  • command-line interface's used by is recorded as read–eval–print loop[18].
  • command-line interface's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+89719'}[19].

Why It Matters

command-line interface has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 115 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 6w ago · Alex rosenberg35 · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Github topic cli, command-line-interface, command-line
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    Commons category Command-line interface
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