How to Use a CLI: Command Line Guide for Mac, Windows, Linux

Sooner or later, every tutorial you follow will say, “Open a terminal and type.” A command line interface (CLI) lets you control your computer or a program by typing commands instead of clicking buttons. In this guide, we’ll explore the depth of the CLI on Mac, Windows and Linux and learn to read and chain commands into small workflows. You’ll also get a 31-task cheat sheet I ran in zsh, bash, PowerShell 7.6, Windows PowerShell 5.1 and Command Prompt, with the test script public on GitHub.