From the course: Programming Foundations: Version Control with Git (2020)

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The command line vs. the GUI

The command line vs. the GUI

From the course: Programming Foundations: Version Control with Git (2020)

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The command line vs. the GUI

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- [Instructor] Whether using Windows or a Mac, we communicate with our computers using the operating system's interface. In computing, this is referred to as the shell. We can access the shell using the graphical user interface or command-line interface. The graphical user interface, also referred to as the GUI or GUI, is the most common way to access the shell. We use the operating system's icons, menus, buttons, and other graphics to perform actions such as opening files or resizing windows. These commands are executed using a mouse, keyboard, stylus, or a touchscreen to drag, click, or tap on these graphics. We can also access the shell using command-line tools such as terminal on a Mac or PowerShell on Windows. These tools don't use any graphical representations. Instead, we use only text-based commands to execute various actions. The interface kind of looks like the tools we see hackers use in the movies, but…

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