Just like emojis can't transmit all the subtle nuances that words can, a textual interface is much more nuanced than a graphic shell. In practical terms, a gra

Just like emojis can't transmit all the subtle nuances that words can, a textual interface is much more nuanced than a graphic shell. In practical terms, a graphic shell can only give you what the shell's programmer has envisaged is possible, and has given you a menu to include those specific things. That can't cover every single imaginable eventuality. If you don't believe that, try making a menu on paper that covers everything possible that a textual shell can do.