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Yes this is a big plus for CLI. I don't know how many times "something --help | grep keyword" has immediately solved a problem while for GUI apps you always nee
by iforgotpassword 8y ago
Yes this is a big plus for CLI. I don't know how many times "something --help | grep keyword" has immediately solved a problem while for GUI apps you always need a google search. I mean it's not really that bad, you always have the browser open anyways and 99% of times someone had the same problem before, but still, it just feels cumbersome.
- carlmr 8y agoYeah, I agree, and a good --help might not be included in every CLI app, but then again a lot of GUIs are also barely discoverable if the options have bad names and no tooltips.
- simongray 8y agoIn most GUI apps on the Mac you can do this kind of thing through Help > Search..., though. Not sure about other platforms, but I sure use that feature a lot in e.g. intellij.
- dotancohen 8y agoI was going to mention PyCharm. The Jetbrains editors (intellij) are about the only GUI app that I've ever replaced a CLI app with and been happy. Their discoverability and documentation played a big part in that.