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command lines

command lines is the plural of command line.

command lines is the third-person singular simple present indicative of command line.

Meaning of command line

Noun

command line (plural command lines)

  1. A shell, a command line interface; usually used with the definite article.
    • I'm so used to the command line that I don't even know how to find things in the GUI.
  2. The text prompt presented to the user in a command line interface.
    • Type the following at the command line: du -s -h.
  3. A line of text that is entered at such a prompt.
    • Use the following command line to compile a file without linking: gcc -c main.c -o main.o

Questions about command lines

What is command lines the plural of?
Command lines is the plural of command line.

Words near command lines in the dictionary

  1. command languages
  2. command line
  3. command line interface
  4. command line interfaces
  5. command lined
  6. command lines
  7. command lining
  8. command module
  9. command modules
  10. command paper
  11. command papers

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