Chapter 9. Creating Utility Applications
After completing this chapter, you’ll be able to:
Define what’s meant by a utility application and how utility applications are used
Develop a console application
Create useful command-line handling characteristics
Test a utility application
Trace through the functionality provided by a utility application
THE COMMAND LINE WAS THE first interactive environment for applications, and it’s still the environment of choice for some purposes. For example, many administrators like to work at the command line because a single command often accomplishes more than multiple clicks in a GUI. The command line is also essential when working with utilities such as Telnet that access other systems remotely. In some cases, users ...
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