Komentorivinsä

Komentorivinsä is the third-person possessive form of the Finnish noun komentorivi, meaning the command line in English. It refers to the command line belonging to a specific subject, such as a program, system, or user.

In Finnish, komentorivi is a compound of komento (command) and rivi (line). The possessive suffix -nsä attaches to the noun to indicate ownership by the third person. Thus komentorivinsä means “its command line” or “the subject’s command line.” It is used in technical and descriptive writing to avoid repeating the possessor.

In computing contexts, komentorivinsä denotes the text-based interface (the command line interface, or CLI) that allows issuing commands by typing. It is common in software and system administration, especially for scripting, automation, and direct control of programs. The term is often discussed in contrast to graphical user interfaces (GUI).

Usage notes: because komentorivinsä is a possessive noun form, its use depends on clear reference to the subject. It is common to pair it with explicit nouns or pronouns, for example “sen komentorivinsä” (its/that command line) or “ohjelman komentorivinsä” (the program’s command line). See also command line, CLI, Finnish grammar.