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The command prompt is a text-based interface for users to type in commands for a computer system to execute. It lets users use a keyboard, instead of a mouse, to navigate a computer’s operating system. The command prompt is commonly used to automate repetitive computer tasks, as it’s faster and more efficient than other types of computer interfaces. Modern Windows and Linux operating systems still offer the command prompt to help facilitate administrative computing tasks.
SMBs that are looking to improve employee productivity levels while completing administrative work can use the command line prompt to handle repetitive administrative computing tasks. Some of these tasks could include renaming a large number of files at once, erasing the hard drive of a company device, and taking inventory of the programs installed on a computer system.