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What is the info-thingy before the CLI cursor called?
So, in all command lines I've ever seen, there's a little info-thingy at the start of the line before the cursor.
CMD just shows your current working directory:
PowerShell does the same and also ...
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Terminology - The word command
I have some confusion about the word "command".
Does the term command refer to:
What the user types in a shell? Ex: 'The "man ls" command will
display help about the ls command.'
The program that ...
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How do I phrase what I'm looking for here?
There is a feature I'm looking for on Windows in the command prompt - and I don't think it exists - but rather than looking to see whether it exists in any way - I'm looking to see how to properly ...
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What is a term for an OS command? [closed]
What is a name denoting something which executes (normally in a separate address space), accepts an input, generates output and exit code?
I'd name this "Unix command", but there may be also say "...
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Is there a name for the text that shows up at the front of each command in a CLI?
For example, in Ubuntu when I start up a terminal, it says:
username@computer:~$
And in Windows:
C:\Users\Username>
Is there a formal way to refer to that text?
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What's the difference between a console, terminal and command-line? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the difference between shell, console, and terminal?
My non-tech-savvy friends unanimously agree that console refers to hardware and terminal refers to software.
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