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Do any of you Windows users leverage CLI tools much? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/programming@programming.dev
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I built a service whose primary client is a CLI program. I was thinking about building that client for Windows as well (not just WSL). My target users are generally technically-proficient so I'd rather not build a whole GUI app if it's unnecessary. But I honestly have no idea how often Windows users use CLI tools beyond some Windows admin stuff.

So if Windows is your daily driver, how often do you leverage the shell and how unusual would it be to use CLI tools in your workflows?

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[–] 2 points 3 months ago

I use powershell and windows terminal pretty much daily, not even for programming. Mostly ffmpeg and some convenience scripts.

But I do think it is much less accessible to most windows users.

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