Both Windows and OSX are "GUI first" OS's, and Linux simply is not. The majority of the Linux systems out-there is headless - and it shows. I drop down to a ter

Both Windows and OSX are "GUI first" OS's, and Linux simply is not. The majority of the Linux systems out-there is headless - and it shows. I drop down to a terminal immediately on any Linux system for everything - GUI or not. On both Windows and OSX, I will most likely do things "the GUI" way first, especially file management with the finder or explorer - although on both these platforms, there are very viable or even excellent CLI environments. But I get what you're saying - even when looking at the PowerShell design, script documentation is a first class citizen there. As a scripting language I'm pretty impressed with it, but as a shell I find it an annoying place to be in. OSX on the other hand simply has a unix shell, with a respectable amount of CLI tools available to interact with the desktop. Sadly, Apple scripting has been a bit neglected in the last few releases and is not really supported anymore by all applications. disclaimer: I do not like Linux on desktop. My daily driver is a MBP with OSX, and I used to work on Windows (but still have a gaming box), and all my linux boxes are servers.