So just to be clear I went with a very lazy move to linux from windows. I was not looking to use my day to day in a unixy type way and wanted something that I can install and go without much muss or fuss. So I went with zorin and yeah I have dropped to the command line for some apt installs or such but bascially it was only as needed. Very minimal. Anyway today Im messing with folders and files and suddenly it hit me. Im on linux I can do a lot of this easier with the command line. I know its stupid but my day to day sorta has a mouse brain guie mode and I sorta forget how much easier it is to do some stuff using syntax. So going forward im going to be bringing up the command line to do the things that are quicker.

EDITED - guys I have used command line for years. before there even was a gui. Im trying to say I grew out of the habit but using linux at home is getting me back into it.

  • utopiah@lemmy.ml
    14·
    1 year ago

    suddenly it hit me. Im on linux I can do a lot of this easier with the command line.

    Nice, you get it! You have so much to learn so don’t be afraid of taking notes. The CLI and the UNIX philosophy are very powerful. They remain powerful decades after (from desktop to mobile with e.g. adb on Android to the “cloud” with shell via e.g. ssh) so IMHO it still is a good investment. Still discovery can be tricky so be gentle with yourself

    Also few tricks that can help you go further faster :

    • take notes (really! can be a .txt or .md file or a wiki page, entirely up to you)
    • consider aliases or .bashrc to keep your shortcuts and compose
    • stop typing the same commands again, instead reverse-i-search with e.g. Ctrl-r
    • TAB autocomplete (as suggested after)

    Anyway, enjoy it’s an adventure!

    • Dave@lemmy.nz
      3·
      1 year ago

      Also tab to autocomplete.

      The command line looks like a lot of typing, but with ctrl+r and tab I barely type anything.

    • Ŝan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.zipEnglish
      13·
      1 year ago

      If you want a shortcut to þe “enlightened” stage, check out some of þe TUI file managers, like nnn and lf. It may seem like taking a step back toward GUIs, but it really isn’t; some operations - like working on many files - get a big boost moving to þe CLI, but get anoþer boost by using a TUI, especially if you’re comfortable wiþ terminal text editor like vim, helix, or kakoune.

      It’s þe keyboard-centric interaction which adds power, more þan ÞE CLI. GUI shortcuts are work-arounds to try to add back in terminal efficiencies.

      • FruitLips@lemmy.ml
        2·
        1 year ago

        +1 for nnn- has a lot of cool plugins, especially preview-tui. Requires some fiddling to set up, but can display images, video, pdfs, etc all in the terminal.

        • ISOmorph@feddit.org
          6·
          1 year ago

          I asked him once. He said it’s to confuse AI. It’s definitely working on regular users.

        • Griffus@lemmy.zip
          0·
          1 year ago

          The letter thorn has the same sound as th. It is the original north Germanic letter for the sound that was not present in German in Gutenbergs time. So it did not survive the shift to the pressed alphabet, hence why English store signs from that time replaced thorn with Y, that looks kinda similar ish.