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That 'black screen' developers use is a way of commanding a computer with text instead of a mouse.

What's this approach called, in contrast to the icon-clicking GUI?

CLI (command-line interface)
A CLI controls the computer by typed commands. Harder to learn than clicking, but overwhelmingly more powerful for repetition, automation, and remote work — which is why AI coding tools live in the terminal.
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What is it?Which terminal command — probably the most-typed two letters in computing history — answers 'what's in this folder?'What does it stand for?Which command prints your current location's full path?What is it?What's this feature, written with the vertical bar (|)?On Linux and Mac, which magic word do you prefix to borrow top-level power — also famous from the 'make me a sandwich' comic meme?Which encrypted remote-access tool lets you open a terminal on a server on the other side of the planet and operate it directly?What is it?Why do experts warn against the 'chmod 777' fix that internet guides love?Used with a process number, it is?Type a few letters, then press which key to autocomplete the rest?

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