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.
I think it’s the Linux equivalent of Windows Command Prompt.
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
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.
Oh, that thing. I have used that in the past, but it’s been a while since I’ve needed to.
No, it’s the general term, as opposed to GUI (graphical user interface). Linux Shell, Windows command prompt and Powershell are all CLI