It's really not that hard to use correctly. Maybe it shouldn't be the standard for beginners' tutorials, sure, but it's not terrifying once you know how it wor

It's really not that hard to use correctly. Maybe it shouldn't be the standard for beginners' tutorials, sure, but it's not terrifying once you know how it works, as long as you exercise appropriate caution. And that's the whole benefit of command-line tools; they're like a chainsaw in that they get a whole lot of work done in a hurry, but you have to point them the right direction and keep them under control.