β² 636 βΌ They'll cast you back to the Windows realm with all their toxic might (discuss.tchncs.de) submitted 1 year ago by Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world 325 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[β] harmsy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (3 children) I have no idea what CLI is. I just use Mint and don't put much thought in. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] letsgo@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago It's an abbreviation for Command Line Interface To Objects Residing In System. A lot of male programmers can't find it. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (3 children) I think it's the Linux equivalent of Windows Command Prompt. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] harmsy@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Oh, that thing. I have used that in the past, but it's been a while since I've needed to. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Hupf@feddit.org 1 point 1 year ago No, it's the general term, as opposed to GUI (graphical user interface). Linux Shell, Windows command prompt and Powershell are all CLI permalink fedilink source parent [β] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Windows Command Prompt/Powershell is a CLI, Linux's is called Terminal Command Line Interface - an interface method to your computer using lines of text permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago Huh. Never realized that. I've only ever heard Linux users call it CLI, so I just assumed it was what most Linux users called the Terminal. And I assumed Terminal was the generic name since Mac also has a Terminal app. Also, side note: it's called Terminal on Windows now, too. Windows unified their Powershell and Command Prompt programs into a single app (on the surface, at least). You can open either Powershell or Command Prompt using tabs in the app. permalink fedilink source parent [+] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[β] letsgo@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago It's an abbreviation for Command Line Interface To Objects Residing In System. A lot of male programmers can't find it. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (3 children) I think it's the Linux equivalent of Windows Command Prompt. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] harmsy@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Oh, that thing. I have used that in the past, but it's been a while since I've needed to. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Hupf@feddit.org 1 point 1 year ago No, it's the general term, as opposed to GUI (graphical user interface). Linux Shell, Windows command prompt and Powershell are all CLI permalink fedilink source parent [β] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Windows Command Prompt/Powershell is a CLI, Linux's is called Terminal Command Line Interface - an interface method to your computer using lines of text permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago Huh. Never realized that. I've only ever heard Linux users call it CLI, so I just assumed it was what most Linux users called the Terminal. And I assumed Terminal was the generic name since Mac also has a Terminal app. Also, side note: it's called Terminal on Windows now, too. Windows unified their Powershell and Command Prompt programs into a single app (on the surface, at least). You can open either Powershell or Command Prompt using tabs in the app. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] harmsy@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Oh, that thing. I have used that in the past, but it's been a while since I've needed to. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Hupf@feddit.org 1 point 1 year ago No, it's the general term, as opposed to GUI (graphical user interface). Linux Shell, Windows command prompt and Powershell are all CLI permalink fedilink source parent
[β] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Windows Command Prompt/Powershell is a CLI, Linux's is called Terminal Command Line Interface - an interface method to your computer using lines of text permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago Huh. Never realized that. I've only ever heard Linux users call it CLI, so I just assumed it was what most Linux users called the Terminal. And I assumed Terminal was the generic name since Mac also has a Terminal app. Also, side note: it's called Terminal on Windows now, too. Windows unified their Powershell and Command Prompt programs into a single app (on the surface, at least). You can open either Powershell or Command Prompt using tabs in the app. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago Huh. Never realized that. I've only ever heard Linux users call it CLI, so I just assumed it was what most Linux users called the Terminal. And I assumed Terminal was the generic name since Mac also has a Terminal app. Also, side note: it's called Terminal on Windows now, too. Windows unified their Powershell and Command Prompt programs into a single app (on the surface, at least). You can open either Powershell or Command Prompt using tabs in the app. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
