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Summary

command ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • command is a type of command[2].
  • command is part of program code[3].
  • command is part of statement[4].
  • command's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Computing commands[5].
  • command's represents is recorded as operation[6].
  • command's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/command[7].
  • command's used by is recorded as imperative programming[8].
  • command's used by is recorded as command-line interface[9].
  • command's has effect is recorded as operation[10].
  • command's different from is recorded as command-line tool[11].
  • command's different from is recorded as operation[12].

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Definition and Type

command is a type of command[2].

Use and Application

Part of include program code[3] and statement[4]. Recorded used by include imperative programming[8] and command-line interface[9].

Why It Matters

command ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month).[1] command has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] command is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Info-farmer · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect → operation
    Topic's main category → Category:Computing commands
    Part of → program code, statement
    Different from → command-line tool, operation
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added Tamil sitelink"
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