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  2. Command-line completion - Wikipedia

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    Command-line completion (also tab completion) is a common feature of command-line interpreters, in which the program automatically fills in partially typed commands. Command line interpreters are programs that allow a user to interact with the underlying operating system by typing commands at a command prompt using a command line interface (CLI ...

  3. PowerShell - Wikipedia

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    PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management program from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and the associated scripting language.Initially a Windows component only, known as Windows PowerShell, it was made open-source and cross-platform on August 18, 2016, with the introduction of PowerShell Core. [5]

  4. start (command) - Wikipedia

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    Linux command-line tools with similar functions include xdg-open [8] and run-mailcap. On Cygwin, the command is implemented as the cygstart executable. [9] In PowerShell, the Invoke-Item cmdlet is used to invoke an executable or open a file. [10] On Apple macOS and MorphOS, the corresponding command is open. [11] On Stratus OpenVOS it is start ...

  5. Comparison of command shells - Wikipedia

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    Background execution allows a shell to run a command without user interaction in the terminal, freeing the command line for additional work with the shell. POSIX shells and other Unix shells allow background execution by using the & character at the end of command. In PowerShell, the Start-Process [43] or Start-Job [44] cmdlets can be used.

  6. List of command-line interpreters - Wikipedia

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    Windows PowerShell, a command processor based on .NET Framework. PowerShell, a command processor based on .NET; Hamilton C shell, a clone of the Unix C shell by Hamilton Laboratories; Take Command Console (4NT), a clone of CMD.EXE with added features by JP Software; Take Command, a newer incarnation of 4NT

  7. Run command - Wikipedia

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    The Multics shell includes a run command to run a command in an isolated environment. [1] The DEC TOPS-10 [2] and TOPS-20 [3] Command Processor included a RUN command for running executable programs. In the BASIC programming language, RUN is used to start program execution from direct mode, or to start an overlay program from a loader program.

  8. List of Microsoft Windows components - Wikipedia

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    Text-based shell (command line interpreter) that provides a command line interface to the operating system Windows NT 3.1: Windows PowerShell: Command-line shell and scripting framework. Windows XP: Windows Shell: The most visible and recognizable aspect of Microsoft Windows.

  9. xargs - Wikipedia

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    One might be dealing with commands that can only accept one or maybe two arguments at a time. For example, the diff command operates on two files at a time. The -n option to xargs specifies how many arguments at a time to supply to the given command. The command will be invoked repeatedly until all input is exhausted.