Command Line Interface (CLI)-based Tool

A Command Line Interface (CLI)-based Tool is a software program that accepts command-line interface inputs.

• Context:
  • It can (typically) include a CLI-based Program Input Processor.
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• Example(s):
  • a CLI-based Editor, such as vim, emacs, ...
  • a CLI-based Perl Program.
  • a CLI-based Scala Program.
  • a CLI-based REPL.
  • a CLI-based SQL Shell, such as mysql.
  • scp, s3cmd, ...
  • diff.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • a GUI-based Program.
• See: R Program, Unix Shell Script.

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