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by loire280 5776 days ago
It depends on what you do, I suppose. If your work doesn't have a large command-line component, using the command line might be disruptive.

A large part of my job involves working with remote Linux servers, so I chose to invest time learning Linux command line tools and vim. Now I'm more productive in a terminal than in a GUI environment. I use common tools that are installed by default on Linux/Unix/OSX, so I can sit down anywhere and do my work, or SSH directly into my machine and have my exact work environment securely and without latency.
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jacquesm 5776 days ago
A command line is a poor mans gui.

A gui is a poor mans command line.

Whichever I'm using there are always aspects of the work that you could do better with the other.

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bingaman 5776 days ago
Give me an example of something that you could do better with a gui. Just curious.
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johkra 5775 days ago
Selecting a number of unrelated items from a list. Example: You have a folder with music files and want to select some to copy onto your portable music player. It's easier to click on the items to select them than typing all the names, even with file name completion.
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jacquesm 5775 days ago
- interactively increasing the contrast of an image

- browsing the web (sorry, lynx users)

- play games (not that I'm a gamer)

- desk-top publishing

- routing a PCB

- CAD

and so on...

But then, each of those has moments when you think to yourself 'Man, I wished I could script this' (well, maybe not the games).

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