On Tue, 5 Feb 2002 04:34, Bill Campbell wrote: > It's a lot easier to copy all the text files in a directory to a > floppy by typing ``cp *.txt /auto/floppy'' than it is to select them with a > GUI, right-click copy, go find the floppy in another file manager, then
It's a lot easier to make a typo, too. > The best GUI administration tools are basically front ends for command line [snip] No contest. A good gui is a visual front end to a script. It might contain additional checks, some automation etc, but that's the bottom line. There's no fite about the goodness(tm) of a cli. It's evolvement under *nix has a lot to answer for. It doesn't need to be that tuff. -- http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
