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    [–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

    On CLI I figure out the command I need once.

    Put it in a script.

    Cron it if I want it to be daemonized.

    Never think about it ever again.

    Anti-CLI folks just have a bad workflow.

    They see the script as the end, when in reality it's a foundation. I rarely look at my foundation. I build on it.

    With this workflow I have dozens, hundreds, or thousand of automatic actions that "just work". Idk, works for me.

    That said, if you prefer to click yourself to RSI to accomplish the same task, who am I to judge. I just watch and nod until I'm asked for a suggestion.

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    [–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

    Lol, meme's backwards

    CLI evangelists try to shit on GUI constantly, as though it makes them better at computers. It doesn't, kids

    Can see it in this very thread

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    [–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    I'm more impressed that they can use a gamepad for CLI input.

    [–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

    You may not like it but that's how peak productivity looks like.

    /s

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    [–] [email protected] 45 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

    I use Linux and I prefer GUIs. I'm the kind of person that would rather open a filemanager as superuser and drag and drop system files than type commands and addresses. I hope you hax0rs won't forget that we mere mortals exist too and you'll make GUIs for us πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™

    [–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

    I use both, depends a bit on the task at hand. Generally simple tasks GUI and complex ones CLI. Especially if I want anything automated.

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    FWIW I do use the file browser too when I'm looking for a file with a useful preview, e.g. images.

    When I do have to handle a large amount of files though (e.g. more than a dozen) and so something "to them", rather than just move them around, then the CLI becomes very powerful.

    It's not because one uses the CLI that one never used a file browser.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

    I once did rm \* accidentally lol. I now have a program that just moves files to trash aliased as "rm" just in case. I just don't feel confident moving files in CLI

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    [–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

    I tried to learn superfile thinking it could make terminal more exciting but nah.

    Gimme that comfy file explorer gui.

    Totally agree.

    [–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    Tbf, the file explorer is actually one really good argument for GUIs over terminals. Same with editing text. Its either simple enough to use Nano or I need a proper text editor. I don't mess around with vim or anything like that that.

    Its all tools. Some things are easier in a file manager, some things are easier in a GUI.

    [–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

    You've angered the Emacs gods 😨

    [–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

    Good. They need to be humbled haha

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

    Yeah I prefer fancy text editor too. And my biggest heartbreak was learning that I can't just sudo kate (there's a way to use Kate to edit with higher privileges but I never remember how, edit: apparently it's opensuse specific problem).

    Born to Kate, forced to nano

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

    The problem is running GUI code as root as it's never been vetted for that. What you want, effectively, is to have EDITOR variable of your session set to kate and open system files using sudoedit. I'm a terminal guy myself, so this exact thing is enough for me. Having said that - I'm sure someone will chime in with a plugin/addon/extension/etc that adds this to the right click context for what I assume is KDE. Or you can try looking for that om your favourite search engine.

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    [–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

    I think it depends, if I have a simple file structure and know where stuff is, it's pretty efficient to do operations in the terminal.

    If I have a billion files to go through a file manager might be easier.

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    [–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

    I am an elder millennial who never forgot the MS-DOS commands of my childhood. So I would kick that guys arse!

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

    when i was a kid i used to make fake autoexec.bat scripts that did nothing just to pretend :3

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