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		wren6991 17 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why TUIs are back CLI is "run a command, get output, drop you back at your shell prompt". TUI is a full-screen interface inside the terminal which you stay inside of, no longer interacting with your shell.

alex_young 17 days ago [–]

I think that’s what we used to call a program. Things like vi and wordstar seem like they’d qualify.

wren6991 17 days ago | [–]

Yes I agree, something like vi or GNU nano is a great example of a TUI. The meaning is drifting a bit but I think the distinction is useful: a CLI program is one that you can invoke from a Makefile.

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