• Adda@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    This is myself with my colleagues. I use Lazygit and GitUI daily, otherwise I would spend a lifetime typing out numerous Git commands every day. And it is amazing how much one can do and how fast with these TUIs. But if a colleague needs something, and of course, they do not have these programs, all I can is just shrug and point them to the internet, as I have already forgotten all the little flags and parameters for more advanced commands. It is incredible how easy these TUIs make Git to use.

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      1 year ago

      Well, cool that it works for you, but that is kind of why I stay away from the GUIs, too: I do not want to forget how the CLI works. Or even just become less comfortable in it.

      When you need to look anything up about Git, you get told commands, and I need to mess with Git repos on remote servers every now and then.
      Also, even if I can’t help colleagues in their GUI, they generally have the CLI somewhere.

      I do use a shell with type-ahead suggestions to alleviate the typing somewhat.