commandLine Parameter

commandLine parameter

Use the commandLine parameter to set or query the visibility of the command line.

Availability

query command
set command
current parameter
default parameter
install parameter

Scope

commandLine is scoped to the current view.
current.commandLine is scoped to the current view.
default.commandLine is globally scoped.
install.commandLine is globally scoped.

Syntax
query commandLine
set commandLine [ default | on | off ]
query current.commandLine
query default.commandLine
set default.commandLine [ install | on | off ]
query install.commandLine 
Parameters

default If you specify the default parameter for the set commandLine command, the current view will use the value of default.commandLine to determine the visibility of the command line.
on If you specify the on parameter for the set commandLine command, the command line will be visible on the current view. If you specify the on parameter for the set default.commandLine command, the command line will be visible for all views that have commandLine set to default.
off If you specify the off parameter for the set commandLine command, the command line will not be visible on the current view. If you specify the off parameter for the set default.commandLine command, the command line will not be visible for all views that have commandLine set to default.
install If you specify the install parameter for the set default.commandLine command, all of the views that have commandLine set to default will use the value of install.commandLine to determine the visibility of the command line.

Description

If you do not specify any of the parameters for the set commandLine command, default is assumed. If you do not specify any of the parameters for the set default.commandLine command, install is assumed.

The query current.commandLine command returns on if the command line is visible or off if the command line is not visible.

Even if current.commandLine returns off, it is still possible for the command line to become visible. If you issue the commandLine action (usually associated with the Esc key), the command line will become visible until focus is returned to the edit area of the window.

Examples
query commandLine
set commandLine off
query current.commandLine
query default.commandLine
set default.commandLine off
query install.commandLine 
query command
set command
current parameter
default parameter
install parameter
commandLine action

default	If you specify the default parameter for the set commandLine command, the current view will use the value of default.commandLine to determine the visibility of the command line.
on	If you specify the on parameter for the set commandLine command, the command line will be visible on the current view. If you specify the on parameter for the set default.commandLine command, the command line will be visible for all views that have commandLine set to default.
off	If you specify the off parameter for the set commandLine command, the command line will not be visible on the current view. If you specify the off parameter for the set default.commandLine command, the command line will not be visible for all views that have commandLine set to default.
install	If you specify the install parameter for the set default.commandLine command, all of the views that have commandLine set to default will use the value of install.commandLine to determine the visibility of the command line.