Linked by Greg Afinogenov on Wed 3rd Sep 2003 07:19 UTC
It is not fashionable nowadays to speak of the merits of the command line, in an age where things like streaming video and Aqua are an integral part of our daily life. However, I do not think that typed-in commands must necessarily be consigned to the dustbin of computer history. Of course, I am not suggesting that we all drop X and Windows and pretend like we are living in the early eighties. The command line interface still has much to offer us, and many of its benefits simply cannot physically be emulated or even replaced by graphical ones.
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You should always use what works the best for you. I started my computer career in the very early 80's (1982), and back then, CLI was the only choice. I didn't use my first GUI until 1992, when I bought an 80486-33 with Microsoft Windows 3.1. Even then, a large part of my work was done on the command line. It just made sense to use that for system administration.
I have done a fair amount of remote administration of *nix boxes in the past several years, and for that, CLI remains king. A little SSH, a little VI(M) and you're golden ;-).
When it comes to word processing, spreadsheet manipulation and graphics work, I naturally turn to a GUI. It only makes sense to use the tools that work the best for the job at hand.