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Command (computing)

In computing, a command is a high-level instruction received via an external interface that directs the behavior of a computer program. Commonly, commands are sent to a program via a command-line interface, a script, a network protocol, or as an event triggered in a graphical user interface.

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Command (computing)

Nodes37
Edges36
Triples8
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.054054
Components1

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Important terminology

command program via commands behavior bash parameter name following default option shell built-in typically interface expression function conditional file specify

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
dash or a slash that modifies default behaviorinstance ofwith a prefix0.80text
statementinstance ofbut often other terms are more appropriate0.80text
expressioninstance ofbut often other terms are more appropriate0.80text
functioninstance ofbut often other terms are more appropriate0.80text
or conditionalinstance ofbut often other terms are more appropriate0.80text
command promptinstance ofIn shells0.80text
DOSinstance ofIn shells0.80text
and OS/2 some commands are built-ininstance ofIn shells0.80text

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