> On Sunday 28 December 2014 11.51:22 Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > But I was making a serious point too. Sometimes the CLI is faster and more
> > efficient. Sometimes it is just different. But I will concede there are
> > times when the GUI is much safer. Here is a good example of what I mean:
> > something that is very fast and (too) easy on the CLI - and much safer on
> > the GUI!
> >
> > # rm -r /*
> >
> > Lisi
>
> Being a user of both - and having to help a lot of *basic* users (no harm
> meant, just a truth) the central point is "if you know the words".
>
> To use cli you need not only to know the words, but their sequence. Add to
> that that (often) you can get a lot done (including damage) without getting
> a warning...
Good point!
>
> I tend to prefer cli for what I know well how to do (partitioning is a good
> example) but GUI for what I don't master (stupidly, creating a symbolic link.
> I never remember the right sequence).
>
> What's stupid is that "modern" OS (Windows or MacOS) have labeled cli
> as "complicated" and "old fashioned", just as a verbose startup. Only those
> who understand how their system starts (which excludes most users of
> previously mentionned OSes) know how usefull all this verbosity is.
>
> Thierry
>

Hi,

What I'm trying to do is to help users by providing tips on tools that I am comfortable with and that I know how to use. Would you prefer that I give false tips for using tools that I am not comfortable with just to satisfy your taste for CLI Lisi?

-Alexandre