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Am I crazy to think that a tool like this is an accident waiting to happen? I'm assuming that this tool is for people who aren't familiar with the system enoug

Am I crazy to think that a tool like this is an accident waiting to happen? I'm assuming that this tool is for people who aren't familiar with the system enough to get what they need from the man pages and would rather not invest the time to become deeper on it. If you don't remember the command you need to use, how can you be sure it is the correct command and options before you run it? edit: typo

hk__2 5y ago
> If you don't remember the command you need to use, how can you be sure it is the correct command and options before you run it? It asks you for confirmation before running it.
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kuu 5y ago
It shows you the command and allows you to copy it on the clipboard. It's never going to execute it. For me it is useful more like a refreshing your memory than doing the actual work, therefore you need to know what you're doing from previous knowledge. On the other hand if you are doing something dangerous or risky or you don't understand the suggested command, maybe you shouldn't use this tool without searching more info first.
- nobody9999 5y ago
  >It shows you the command and allows you to copy it on the clipboard. It's never going to execute it. For me it is useful more like a refreshing your memory than doing the actual work, therefore you need to know what you're doing from previous knowledge. That sounds suspciously like smitty[0]. Which was a useful tool when I was learning AIX. I'd expect a similar tool could be useful for learning other systems too. [0] https://developer.ibm.com/articles/au-smit/ https://developer.ibm.com/articles/au-smit/
spicybright 5y ago
It's the same as having a word on the tip of your tongue, you'll remember it once you see it. Only a fool would rely solely a tool like this to run things you don't understand. That doesn't make it a dangerous tool to use though.
tedmiston 5y ago
Not until it starts recommended troll answers like sudo rm -rf /
brundolf 5y ago
Guess-and-verify seems like a good strategy here. Maybe I'm not even sure which command I should be using for some task, but once I've been given a command and some options I can go read the man page to verify they do what I want
emodendroket 5y ago
Maybe you memorize all your tools very well but I find myself going to Google typing in queries just like the demo all the time.

hk__2 5y ago

> If you don't remember the command you need to use, how can you be sure it is the correct command and options before you run it? It asks you for confirmation before running it.

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kuu 5y ago

It shows you the command and allows you to copy it on the clipboard. It's never going to execute it. For me it is useful more like a refreshing your memory than doing the actual work, therefore you need to know what you're doing from previous knowledge. On the other hand if you are doing something dangerous or risky or you don't understand the suggested command, maybe you shouldn't use this tool without searching more info first.

nobody9999 5y ago
>It shows you the command and allows you to copy it on the clipboard. It's never going to execute it. For me it is useful more like a refreshing your memory than doing the actual work, therefore you need to know what you're doing from previous knowledge. That sounds suspciously like smitty[0]. Which was a useful tool when I was learning AIX. I'd expect a similar tool could be useful for learning other systems too. [0] https://developer.ibm.com/articles/au-smit/ https://developer.ibm.com/articles/au-smit/

spicybright 5y ago

It's the same as having a word on the tip of your tongue, you'll remember it once you see it. Only a fool would rely solely a tool like this to run things you don't understand. That doesn't make it a dangerous tool to use though.

tedmiston 5y ago

Not until it starts recommended troll answers like sudo rm -rf /

brundolf 5y ago

Guess-and-verify seems like a good strategy here. Maybe I'm not even sure which command I should be using for some task, but once I've been given a command and some options I can go read the man page to verify they do what I want

emodendroket 5y ago

Maybe you memorize all your tools very well but I find myself going to Google typing in queries just like the demo all the time.