r/commandline↗
Command Line Interfaces
Command line tools (CLIs) uses only typed commands and show text output in an tool called a terminal. TUIs are complete apps that ditch the mouse entirely for fast keybard interaction. They're often faster than using a mouse in traditional apps (GUIs). CLI - Command Line Interface apps & tools. TUI - Terminal User Interface apps & tools. GUI - Graphical User Interface (traditional apps).
135k subscribers464 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)300 authors / mosince 2010
r/commandline has 135k members (+27% over the last 12 months). It gets about 464 posts a month from 300 people. Top topics: Terminal Commands, Shell Scripting and Prompts and Git Commands & Practices.
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- Terminal Commands9.5%
- Shell Scripting and Prompts7.7%
- Git Commands & Practices1.0%
- Go Web Projects1.0%
- VimColorschemes1.0%
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- Raw
- npm
- crates.io: Rust Package Registry
- PyPI
- Example
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