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CLI learning tool.

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Is there an application or widget that will show the CLI entries in a separate window, as I click on something in the GUI. Or some sort of "live" terminal view so I can see the results of my GUI clicks, and make the connection between GUI and CLI, and hopefully learn the Linux CLI language a bit faster.
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That would be a nice thing to have. The closest I've seen is the terminal emulator in Konqueror, but that really doesn't do what you're looking for.
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MALsPa wrote:That would be a nice thing to have.
Yes it would, I want to get away from mindlessly pointing and clicking, and learn the code behind the clicks. It would add some great instant feedback. My last experience with code was with BASIC, back in the early 80's, and then I got lazy thanks to the GUI. :)
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I am unaware of such an application, and I would think one does not exist. The linux command line is SO much more than just a reflection of gui commands. Many many servers run very powerful stuff without a graphical interface at all. Better to learn about it in its own right I would suggest.

This link has some very good cli tutorial stuff including cheat-sheet links:

http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/cli.html

hope this helps.
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blue_sky wrote:My last experience with code was with BASIC
Hey, I worked a bit with BASIC, back around 1980! Later, used qBasic around the early '90s, and I think it was close to the same stuff.
rhodry wrote:Better to learn about it in its own right I would suggest.
That might be the best advice. Just keep trying things, keep using it. I only had bits and pieces of programming experience over the years (like with BASIC, as mentioned earlier) but you'll find that the things you learned back then will help you out with the Linux command line. A lot of the same kinds of principles apply.
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^^So you remember saving your code to a cassette tape (TRS-80) :D
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I remember using computer punch cards. :D
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