Terminal & Command Line

CLI (Command Line Interface)

What It Is

Any tool you control by typing commands rather than clicking buttons

The drive-thru vs. walking into the restaurant. You speak your order instead of pointing at the menu

CLI Tool Example

Texting your computer instead of using a touchscreen. Faster once you know the language, but you need to know what to say

A text message to your computer — short, specific, expects a response

Ordering a burger "with no onions" — the burger is the command, "no onions" is the flag

A street address for files. `/Users/yourname/Documents/project` tells the computer exactly where to look