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When I'm on my laptop, and in the event when I'm not doing any programming work (e.g. making music, viewing photos etc.), I use the terminal to carry out almost
by salehenrahman 13y ago
When I'm on my laptop, and in the event when I'm not doing any programming work (e.g. making music, viewing photos etc.), I use the terminal to carry out almost any task. Moving files? `mv <file>`. Deleting one? `rm <file>`. Converting a collection of ogg files to mp3? `for f in *.mp3; do; ffmpeg -i "$f" "$(basename $f`)".mp3; done`. And many, many more possibilities from shell scripting.
So maybe, learn to write shell (or batch scripts). JavaScript and Python--in my experience--doesn't help me handle my day-to-day tasks.
- stormcrowsx 13y agoShell scripts have limited use, its hard to reuse libraries, and they don't port worth a damn. I'd think Python or Javascript would be better because not only can it do day to day moving files around but they can also easily mass edit spreadsheets, text, and images by leveraging the work of other libraries.
- acchow 13y agoUntil I started using linux, I never used the terminal to carry out any of the operations you listed above. Why can't most people just use a mouse for these?
- salehenrahman 13y agoWell, I didn't imply people can't. But I find it easier to use the terminal than a GUI.