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		pjmlp on Sept 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Windows NT vs. Unix: A design comparison It was common in MS-DOS compilers, in Windows largely ignored, because GUI is the main way of using the system, not always being stuck in CLI world.

panzi on Sept 10, 2024 [–]

You still need to e.g. pass file paths to a program to open that file in that program.

pjmlp on Sept 11, 2024 | [–]

Which can be achieved in various ways in modern OS IPC, not only command line.

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