Command-Line Terminology

This page lists common terminology used by bpt and this documentation for command-line interfaces.

command

A command is a series of words (including punctuation) given to run a program with some set of command-line arguments.

A command may be typed at command-line interface or be executed automatically by a process.

command-line interface

A user interface to an application that operates using only plaintext typed into a command interpreter and written back to the user as text output.

command-line arguments

The series of words and punctuation given to a command that control the behavior of the program.