Why Use the Command Line?

Moving from the GUI to the command line is a conscious choice for most people, although it is increasingly rare that it is an absolute choice accompanied by a complete abandoning of GUIs.

Reasons for using the command line include the following:

Image You want to chain two or more commands together.

Image You want to use a command or parameter available only on the shell.

Image You are working on a text-only system.

You have used it for ...

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