sizeoftheuniverse@programming.dev to Programming@programming.dev · 1 year agoWhat helps people get comfortable on the command line?jvns.caexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down12
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minus-squareBakkoda@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoProgress indicators. Typing out a long command only to have it just sit there with no report is frustrating.
minus-squareagilob@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoOn BSDs you can do ctrl+T and it prints progress, there were plants to implemented this on Linux, but it didn’t get enough traction.
minus-squareOtter@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoeven a spinning icon would be nice. It’s hard to tell if I should kill something or if it’s still in progress / finishing up
minus-squareBakkoda@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI’m about 20% competent in Linux so thank you all for the comments. I pretty much dabble and spend a lot of time using snapshots lol Saving this post!
Progress indicators. Typing out a long command only to have it just sit there with no report is frustrating.
On BSDs you can do ctrl+T and it prints progress, there were plants to implemented this on Linux, but it didn’t get enough traction.
even a spinning icon would be nice. It’s hard to tell if I should kill something or if it’s still in progress / finishing up
I’m about 20% competent in Linux so thank you all for the comments. I pretty much dabble and spend a lot of time using snapshots lol
Saving this post!