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Command Line Interface

A program which can be run from a Windows command prompt or UNIX/Linux terminal window or standard TTY interface has a Comand Line Interface, or CLI. Many programs which are built around aGUI also include command line options, allowing them to be controlled by third party applications through the CLI.

As video tools have matured its become fairly standard to include a CLI capable of automation via other software. An example would CinemaCraft Encoder, perhaps the bestMPEG-2 encoder on the market, which includes a CLI that can be used to set any option available in the GUI. This has allowed programs from the old DVD2SVCD up to the modern DVD-RB (DVD Rebuilder) to use it as part of an automated encoding andAuthoring solution.

CLI Options

In order to set the necessary options to properly use most tools using a CLI there will be options, which may also be called switches or arguments, that need to be set. This is typically done using the - or / character. Due to restrictions of UNIX syntax - or even -- is generally used, especially for cross-platform tools that have to use the same syntax across all platforms.

An example (made up) command line:

VideoEncoder --bitrate 1000 --interlace --minbr 100 --maxbr 5000

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