/r/commandline/

r/commandline

130k members
r/commandline is a subreddit with 130k members. The community frequently discusses cli, terminal, tool, command, and linux, and they frequently recommend/review programming language, text editor, and mac app, and the most common flair used is terminal user interface, command line interface, terminals, other software, and fun.
Command line tools (CLIs) uses only typed commands and show text output in an tool called a terminal. TUIs are complete apps that ditch the mouse entirely for fast keybard interaction. They're often faster than using a mouse in traditional apps (GUIs). CLI - Command Line Interface apps & tools. TUI - Terminal User Interface apps & tools. GUI - Graphical User Interface (traditional apps).

Popular Topics in r/commandline

#1

Cli

301 posts
#2

Terminal

239 posts
#3

Tool

230 posts
#4

Command

89 posts
#5

Linux

70 posts
#6

Bash

45 posts
#7

Tooling

36 posts
#8

Looking

33 posts
#9

Lookingfor

32 posts
#10

Tui

30 posts

Products Discussed in r/commandline

#1
Go
4.7 from 7 reviews
#2
Python
4.4 from 5 reviews
#3
Bash
4.0 from 2 reviews

Text Editor

13 reviews
#1
Micro
4.8 from 5 reviews
#2
NeoVim
4.0 from 3 reviews
#3
Helix
4.0 from 1 review

Mac App

13 reviews
#1
Resilio Sync
4.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Sublime Text
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Helix
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/commandline

#1
Terminal User Interface
: "Shell commands suggestion tool that works like code editor's IntelliSense"
54 posts
#2
Command Line Interface
: "I made a better zsh autosuggestion, it predicts your next command, not just completes the current one"
44 posts
#3
Terminals
: "I made a programmable virtual OS (and social network) that feels like a crunky 80s terminal :)"
12 posts
#4
Other Software
: "mdmenu - a native, dynamic menu for macOS"
9 posts
#5
Fun
: "CHRONOS II - a terminal thriller through the real history of hacking"
7 posts
#6
Articles, Blogs, & Videos
: "curl is still the universal language of broken integrations"
6 posts
#7
Help
: "Wondering about init"
4 posts
#8
News
: "aerc (a terminal email client) releases 0.22.0"
2 posts
#9
Looking For Software
: "Torrent client with a solid background?"
2 posts
#10
Other
: "Cross-platform developer environment setup with Ansible and Chezmoi"
1 post

Member Growth in r/commandline

Yearly
+27k members(26.2%)

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Last updated: August 8, 2026