Command-line interface: Revision history

9 July 2025

• curprev 21:2621:26, 9 July 2025 Guy Harris talk contribs 77,594 bytes +154 And another "command-line shell" that's not an operating-system command-line shell. Maybe it's come to mean "a command-line interface to the internal operations and configuration of something", e.g. SQLite is, at its heart, a relational database, with the command-line shell offering a combination of SQL and other commands to manipulate it). undo
• curprev 20:4620:46, 9 July 2025 Guy Harris talk contribs 77,440 bytes +1 One too few 's. undo
• curprev 20:4620:46, 9 July 2025 Guy Harris talk contribs 77,439 bytes +138 SQLite calls its *application* command line a "command-line shell", so the term "command-line shell" appears *not* to be limited to a CLI for operating system commands. undo

22 June 2025

• curprev 14:4614:46, 22 June 2025 Chris the speller talk contribs m 77,301 bytes 0 →Option conventions in Unix-like systems: replaced: frequently-used → frequently used undo Tag: AWB

21 June 2025

• curprev 14:5114:51, 21 June 2025 148.252.141.81 talk 77,301 bytes +107 →Operating system command-line interfaces: Added futher precisions to make things unequivocally clear. undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• curprev 14:1914:19, 21 June 2025 148.252.141.81 talk 77,194 bytes +1 →Operating system command-line interfaces: Corrected typo undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• curprev 14:0514:05, 21 June 2025 148.252.141.81 talk 77,193 bytes +68 →Operating system command-line interfaces: Added some precisions to avoid confusion between both definitions of CLI. undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• curprev 13:5313:53, 21 June 2025 148.252.141.81 talk 77,125 bytes +236 →Operating system command-line interfaces: Corrected some inaccuracies that could lead to confusion. undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

20 June 2025

• curprev 16:0116:01, 20 June 2025 Kvng talk contribs 76,889 bytes +425 restore and improve statement with link to Shell (computing) whose citations provide support undo

17 June 2025

• curprev 09:1809:18, 17 June 2025 148.252.146.66 talk 76,464 bytes −411 →Operating system command-line interfaces: Deleted a paragraph which was out of place, wrong, confused, confusing and without any references. A shell usually has a UI which can be a command line interface or a GUI but a shell is *NOT* a UI, it is a command interpreter/processor. undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

13 June 2025

• curprev 12:5912:59, 13 June 2025 Strawbe Jary talk contribs m 76,875 bytes −2 Spelling/grammar/punctuation/typographical correction undo Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit

23 May 2025

• curprev 11:5211:52, 23 May 2025 66.215.184.32 talk 76,877 bytes +55 Added author's name to citation. undo
• curprev 02:3402:34, 23 May 2025 Guy Harris talk contribs 76,822 bytes −1 →Other command-line interfaces: Get rid of trailing space. undo
• curprev 02:1602:16, 23 May 2025 Guy Harris talk contribs 76,823 bytes +463 →CLI and resource protection: Note that not *all* CLIs support PATH; give Unix-like systems and Windows as systems that support PATH, and speak of PATH *and equivalents* for other systems that allow this. In the "restrict available commands" paragraph, mention restricted shells, where setting PATH to include only directories with permissible commands limits the user's ability to run other commands. undo

22 May 2025

• curprev 19:5719:57, 22 May 2025 Guy Harris talk contribs 76,360 bytes +8 Consistently speak of *a* CLI or GUI - "interface" is a countable noun. undo

12 May 2025

• curprev 00:0500:05, 12 May 2025 Explicit talk contribs m 76,352 bytes −4 Removing link(s) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nushell closed as delete (XFDcloser) undo

10 May 2025

• curprev 13:1813:18, 10 May 2025 Jcubic talk contribs 76,356 bytes −2 →Other command-line interfaces: minor undo Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• curprev 03:2003:20, 10 May 2025 Kankachi1980Kan talk contribs 76,358 bytes −6 →External links undo Tag: Visual edit

5 May 2025

• curprev 11:5911:59, 5 May 2025 Sapphirefigure talk contribs m 76,364 bytes +2 →Anatomy of a shell CLI: Fixed typo undo Tags: canned edit summary Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit App select source

25 April 2025

• curprev 15:3615:36, 25 April 2025 Stevebroshar talk contribs 76,362 bytes −12 →Command-line interpreter: Too confusing to use CLI to mean something different (already mapped to command-line interface ... the article name); also although technically correct I do'nt think it's common to use CLI to mean command line interpreter undo
• curprev 15:2715:27, 25 April 2025 Stevebroshar talk contribs 76,374 bytes −10 →Anatomy of a shell CLI: This is clearly about the command-line; not command-line interface in general undo
• curprev 15:2415:24, 25 April 2025 Stevebroshar talk contribs 76,384 bytes +95 →Anatomy of a shell CLI: the prompt is more about read-for-input than context undo
• curprev 14:4114:41, 25 April 2025 Stevebroshar talk contribs 76,289 bytes −278 Remove low-value and confusing words undo
• curprev 14:2414:24, 25 April 2025 Stevebroshar talk contribs 76,567 bytes +44 Elaborate to explain the contrast that was implicit undo
• curprev 14:1114:11, 25 April 2025 Stevebroshar talk contribs 76,523 bytes −1 'program' is overly specific; 'inputting' is overly specific; 'text called command lines' is awkward undo
• curprev 14:0714:07, 25 April 2025 Stevebroshar talk contribs 76,524 bytes +30 "Computer interface that uses text" is not wrong, but far from precise undo

28 March 2025

• curprev 22:0222:02, 28 March 2025 Tedickey talk contribs 76,494 bytes −260 revert unsourced undo Tag: Undo
• curprev 21:0221:02, 28 March 2025 2600:1700:7790:5200:81a4:e9e1:ba48:958b talk 76,754 bytes +260 →Other command-line interfaces undo Tag: Reverted

20 March 2025

• curprev 01:1901:19, 20 March 2025 ESkog talk contribs m 76,494 bytes −21 Reverted edits by 2400:9800:460:5868:1:0:9068:9932 (talk) (HG) (3.4.13) undo Tags: Huggle Rollback
• curprev 01:1901:19, 20 March 2025 2400:9800:460:5868:1:0:9068:9932 talk 76,515 bytes +21 No edit summary undo Tags: Reverted Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit

8 March 2025

• curprev 15:0015:00, 8 March 2025 Citation bot talk contribs 76,494 bytes +47 Added date. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by CorrectionsJackal | Category:User interface techniques | #UCB_Category 14/162 undo

6 March 2025

• curprev 21:0521:05, 6 March 2025 W.andrea talk contribs m 76,447 bytes +1 →Command-line option: grammar undo

5 March 2025

• curprev 00:5100:51, 5 March 2025 IonianTropics talk contribs m 76,446 bytes +12 →Anatomy of a shell CLI: Fix mobile formatting undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit App section source

24 February 2025

• curprev 14:4614:46, 24 February 2025 Kvng talk contribs 76,434 bytes −25 rm bad link, computer program already linked in first para undo

20 February 2025

• curprev 14:2814:28, 20 February 2025 Rodw talk contribs m 76,459 bytes −4 Disambiguating links to CLI (link removed) using DisamAssist. undo

19 February 2025

• curprev 23:0323:03, 19 February 2025 Polluks talk contribs 76,463 bytes +312 →Command-line option: VM/CMS undo Tags: 2017 wikitext editor Disambiguation links added

18 February 2025

• curprev 21:0221:02, 18 February 2025 Polluks talk contribs m 76,151 bytes +20 →Abbreviating commands undo Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

1 February 2025

• curprev 12:1112:11, 1 February 2025 BunnysBot talk contribs m 76,131 bytes 0 Fix CW Errors with GenFixes (T1) undo Tag: AWB

29 January 2025

• curprev 20:2720:27, 29 January 2025 Guy Harris talk contribs 76,131 bytes +2 →Command-line option: Mention lower-case d first, as the command used a lower-case d. undo
• curprev 20:2620:26, 29 January 2025 Guy Harris talk contribs 76,129 bytes +13 →Command-line option: Speak more precisely of file/directory names beginning with a given prefix. Note that, in Windows, wildcards are usually case-insensitive (not sure what happens if a file system is, for example, mounted from an NFS server that's exporting a case-sensitive file system). undo

28 January 2025

• curprev 17:2917:29, 28 January 2025 Alex-Maths talk contribs 76,116 bytes +761 added citations, removed 'citation needed' templates, and added a wikilink undo Tag: Visual edit

10 January 2025

• curprev 00:4500:45, 10 January 2025 Discospinster talk contribs m 75,355 bytes −125 Reverted edits by 197.147.249.123 (talk) (HG) (3.4.12) undo Tags: Huggle Rollback
• curprev 00:4400:44, 10 January 2025 197.147.249.123 talk 75,480 bytes +125 https://www.instagram.com/jaafary_iikram?igsh=M2lqd3lyYng2b2p5 undo Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit

7 January 2025

• curprev 23:3323:33, 7 January 2025 Blush30720 talk contribs 75,355 bytes +4 Added a wikilink for "automation." undo
• curprev 23:3223:32, 7 January 2025 Blush30720 talk contribs 75,351 bytes +255 Clarified the description of scripting. undo

21 December 2024

• curprev 14:1914:19, 21 December 2024 Kvng talk contribs 75,096 bytes +24 hyphen adjustments. MOS:TERM. undo

22 November 2024

• curprev 16:5216:52, 22 November 2024 Discospinster talk contribs 75,072 bytes +27 not a typo undo Tag: Manual revert
• curprev 16:5216:52, 22 November 2024 37.39.164.231 talk 75,045 bytes −27 Fixed typo undo Tags: Reverted possibly inaccurate edit summary Mobile edit Mobile web edit

18 November 2024

• curprev 05:0105:01, 18 November 2024 Seraphimblade talk contribs 75,072 bytes −102 →Types: rm nonfree, many free images available and already used. undo

15 November 2024

• curprev 15:4715:47, 15 November 2024 Kvng talk contribs m 75,174 bytes −225 unpiped links using script undo