COMMAND LINE INTERFACE GUIDELINES

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This site contains an guide for writing better command-line programs. It takes traditional UNIX principals and updates them for the modern day. Many people today don't know what the command line is or why they should bother with it. The command line is still the most versatile part of a computer, allowing its users to see what's really going on and interact with the machine at a level of depth that GUIs cannot afford.