A Command-Line Interface (CLI) provides a text-based interface through which a person or automated process invokes software operations by supplying commands, options, arguments, and input values.
A CLI can receive input from:
A CLI can produce:
Within Crucible documentation, a CLI provides one possible interface for invoking noninteractive operations within a Workspace or automated Workflow.
text-based interface through which a person or automated process invokes software operations by supplying commands, options, arguments, and input values
DIDO-controlled term adapted from established operating-system, shell, and software-interface practices.
The acronym CLI means Command-Line Interface.
A Command-Line Interface differs from a command line. A command line is the textual command and associated arguments supplied through the interface.
A CLI can support interactive or noninteractive execution.
The existence of a CLI does not require an operation to prompt for user input. Automated processes can invoke a CLI using predefined commands, arguments, configuration, environment variables, or input files.
A CLI differs from a graphical user interface and an application programming interface, although software can provide more than one interface to the same operation.
A CI/CD Pipeline invokes the Crucible CLI with a Workspace location, selected Baselines, operation parameters, and an output location. Crucible performs the requested operation without prompting for interactive input and returns an exit status and execution result.
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