mˈɛni kˈɑːnsoʊl ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃənz sˈʌtʃ ɐz kəmˈænd lˈaɪn ɪntˈɜːpɹɪɾɚz ɑːɹ kəmˈænd lˈaɪn tˈuːlz, bˌʌt nˈuːmɚɹəs tˈɛkstbˈeɪst jˈuːzɚɹ ˈɪntɚfˌeɪs tˌiːjˌuːˈaɪ pɹˈoʊɡɹæmz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɛɡzˈɪst.
Many console applications such as command line interpreters are command line tools, but numerous text-based user interface (TUI) programs also exist.