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Wrong. This is a common misconception that command-line tools are no longer relevant because they are "old".

In some cases text/keyboard interfaces are better. Like for instance when editing case. In some other cases, graphical/mouse interface is better. Like for instance web browsing.

Command-line tools generally offer a larger language than GUI applications. And if that language is not enough, you can still combine them; something that is impossible with a GUI app.




curses programs are not command line tools - they're effectively GUI applications, but using the terminal as their 'graphical' toolkit.


Macros, scripting.




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