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command lining

command lining is the present participle and gerund 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 lining

What is command lining the present participle and gerund of?
Command lining is the present participle and gerund of command line.

Words near command lining in the dictionary

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

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