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The terminal window

Executing AI Writer recipes.

All recipes and scripts in AI Writer are executed in a terminal window.

The terminal window is a text-only window in a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that emulates a console, providing a different computing world to explore. In this overview, we will introduce the terminal window on Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Windows​

  • Command Prompt: A fundamental part of the Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS) command line interface, offering limited functionality.
  • PowerShell Console: A powerful scripting engine included in Windows, allowing interactive command-line and scripting tasks.
  • Windows Terminal: A modern and efficient application that supports various command-line tools, such as Command Prompt, PowerShell, and WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux).

Linux​

All Linux distributions provide a Terminal Window, often abbreviated as Terminal, on both desktop and server editions. Administrators manage Linux servers primarily using the terminal.

Popular terminal emulators on Linux include Gnome-terminal, Konsole, and xterm.

Mac OS​

Apple Mac OS provides the Terminal Application, which offers a terminal emulation experience within a modern graphical operating system.