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.

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