[CLUE-Tech] Re:/cli/suks

[Cyberclops]

Obviously it has its place, but I don't see it as the most desirable
interface for a home personal computer.  I was pointing up the fact that
it's prone to the possibility of error due to mistyping, not to mention
the fact that it usually requires an extensive reference book which in
turn requires the user to be familiar with cryptic syntax.  I would like
to see the recursive switch added to the permissions dialog box on
graphical file managers in Linux.  How to make Linux user friendly on a
home computer requires a great deal of thought and discussion.  There is
a huge difference in administering a server array that has no GUI
installed and a home PC that is being operated by users who could care
less about recompiling their kernel.  While the CLI may be powerful,
it's not intuitive.


"Jeffery C. Cann" wrote:
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> On Thursday 22 March 2001 10:16, Cyberclops wrote:
> > This is one of the reasons why the /cli/suks/imo
> 
> Hi,
> 
> You must never have had to make the same edit change in 3000 documents.  Try
> to do that without a CLI and you'll get carpal tunnel from using your mouse
> for the next 30 hours.  With a simple for loop and the CLI: I can do it with
> one line of code:
> 
> $ for file in `ls /dev/src/*`
> > do
> >       sed -e "s/foo/bar/; ... "
> >done
> 


> Using PERL, I can do the same thing with one command:
> 
> $  perl -pi -e "s/foo/bar/;" /dev/src/*
> 
> Possibly you are not aware of the potential and power of the CLI and that is
> why you do not like it.  You may also want to try another type of shell.
> 
> My 0.02
> Jeff
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