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[–] 10 points 6 months ago (1 child)

This is not something I’d ask of developers, but I like having a GUI for initially learning all the options and flags. It’s nice having a visual of which parameters are allowed together, where order matters, which ones accept arguments, etc. This is partly how I learned Ffmpeg back when I was still using Windows.

Once I’ve got a high level understanding, then I’m headed for the terminal.

Realistically I have a text editor putting a script or complex command together with the man page open on another screen. Not as friendly but generally works.

I don’t see TUIs a lot. Usually they are very linear. Would be interesting to see one with more of a 2D array of options.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I agree with this but I will say the tldr package is a life saver when GUI is not an option

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    "Mum, dad, I have something to tell you. I hope you can understand. I... I like GUIs and I always have."

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