[Eugene Estes]

By entering particular commands, users can communicate directly with the operating system via a text-based interface called a command line. Compared to graphical user interfaces (GUIs), it offers users more speed, flexibility, and control (Manowska et al., 2024) . The command line’s primary goals are to enable users to control system resources, complete jobs quickly, and use scripts to automate repetitive processes.
Command lines are frequently used to manage files and systems. Choi, (2024) highlights that for instance, users can use dir or ls to inspect contents and cd (change directory) to explore directories. They can use mkdir and rmdir to create and delete folders, copy and move files, and del or rm to remove files. System-related commands like shutdown and task list control power and active processes, while ifconfig (Windows) and ifconfig (Linux) aid in viewing network setups.