Concept · Technical basics
Terminal
Also called: command line, CLI, command-line, shell, console, command prompt
A text window where a person types commands to a computer and reads its replies. Many developer tools, including some AI coding agents, run there.
For example: A developer types one command in the terminal to start a project on a laptop, and another to deploy it.
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- Version control Concept
- Deployment Concept
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