What are Command Line Arguments and why would you use them? Command line arguments are extra commands you can use when launching a program so that the program's functionality will change. Depending on ...

One of the sore points of the Windows command-line environment is that the command-line windows themselves, the “console” windows, have always been a bit strange. Back in Windows XP, for example, ...

Finding a competent enough command line tool is not difficult. The default Windows tool is great, but at the end of the day, it cannot do everything. If you’re out ...

The Windows 11 Command Prompt is an application that allows you to launch programs and change settings by typing commands into a window. Compared to similar features in the Windows GUI interface, ...

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The command line may seem like an esoteric tool for developers and uber-hackers, but it has plenty of useful tricks up its sleeve. Here are a few easy things you can do from a terminal window that ...

On Windows, when I want a command line, I can choose between the native PowerShell or install the Windows Subsystem for Linux. I prefer the latter when I'm on Windows. Here's why I reach for a Linux ...

Even if you like using a graphical user interface, you can probably agree that writing a graphical program is usually harder than writing an old-fashioned text-based program. Putting that GUI into an ...

I have a script for Maya and Photoshop that I'm trying to make compatible for Windows users. Maya's MEL scripting lets you send system commands so I have a simple command line script for OS X that ...

In the world of IDE-based development, programmers can easily become detached from JDK and the underlying technology that makes their applications work. Here is a list of the five most useful Java ...