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CLI: How should I order sub-commands in usage messages?
I'm developing a tool with a command line interface. I am seeking the clearest, most obvious/user-friendly way of ordering the sub-commands in the usage/error messages.
The nature of the tool is that ...
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CLI: How should I order arguments to my import/export commands?
I'm developing a distributed project management tool with a command line interface. I have two commands relating to initially copying a project to/from a hub. The export command looks like this:
prog ...
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Masked password characters in a GUI vs terminal
In a GUI form, or for example a login box on a website, it's usual for masked characters to appear like ********* as you type out your password.
But in terminal applications, for example ssh, this ...
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How to improve this retro CLI web app ux?
I want to improve the retro-ness and the coolness of this CLI (command-line interface) for a web app. I just want it to give the user the experience of typing into a 1980s library terminal, at, say, ...
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Drawing a chessboard with unicode characters [closed]
Wondering the best unicode characters to draw a chessboard... particularly the right combination of square and row/col delimiters (if any) to give a readable layout in a terminal window. Here's what ...
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CLI and Recall Memory [closed]
Is there any evidence that using a command line interface will improve a user's recall memory?
or...
Do users with better predispositions to recall abilities do better with command line interfaces?
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explaining/documenting an intricate mechanism
I'm torn between two worlds, I have this very intuitive (but intricate) mechanism in a command line tool, and I'm wondering as to what extent I should explain this.
I can go the simple way, not ...
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What are the minimal guidelines for a dual command-line / gui interface?
I'm designing a website that has a constant CLI and optional GUI's for every functionality. What i'm basically doing is an automated form generated for each parameter and a description.
I'm also ...
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How to design user friendly aliases for command line interface element identifiers?
I've run into this problem, i'm making a CLI that enables the user to make bookmarks, notes or comments on elements. Each element has it's internal unique identifiers and usual entity stuff. The ...
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Can I optimize this command-line interface?
I am designing a command-line interface for users and administrators to interact with an online radio system. One of the administrator tasks is assigning songs and albums to various genres. This is ...
