You Don't Need a GUI

Re:You Don't Need a GUI by skissane on Friday April 09, 2021 @06:28AM (#26748747)

> I'm not sure if this is satire or not, but certainly the single worst case of using a terminal is file manipulation. Nothing will ever beat the right-clicks or Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V combos. It's just more natural to "see" things than you move.

I've been using a Mac full-time for the last 8 years, and I do the vast majority of file manipulation in Terminal instead of Finder, because I find the command line easier and more intuitive.

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Re:You Don't Need a GUI by nicoburns on Friday April 09, 2021 @06:52AM (#26748886)

That might be more because finder is so bad and less to do with file management GUIs in general. Windows Explorer and Nautilus are both much better than finder.

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Re:You Don't Need a GUI by thies226j on Friday April 09, 2021 @07:33AM (#26749178)

Imagine using Windows Explorer... Right Click -> New Folder Choosing the files you want to move there -> CTRL+C -> Going into the directory -> CTRL+V Yeah that’s just the best and most efficient way to move files into a new directory.

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Re:You Don't Need a GUI by nicoburns on Friday April 09, 2021 @08:41AM (#26749778)

You can also drag and drop

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Re:You Don't Need a GUI by spixy on Friday April 09, 2021 @04:52PM (#26756003)

Creating new folder or moving/copying files can be done in two clicks with ribbon buttons.

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Re:You Don't Need a GUI by noisem4ker on Friday April 09, 2021 @07:01AM (#26748936)

Dolphin from KDE is also excellent.

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Re:You Don't Need a GUI by tubularhells on Friday April 09, 2021 @07:00AM (#26748931)

Windows Explorer is terrible. I used Norton Commander>windows commander>total commander>double commander my whole life. It's as fast as your keyboard gets. I cringe when I see people navigating files I'm Explorer.

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