command prompter

[Scott Elcomb]

On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Terrence Enger <tenger-P1ovA8G34VBEfu+5ix1nRw at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I am used, working on another platform, to having a tool which relieves
> of the need to remember command line parameters ... sort of an entry
> panel with brief prompts and hyperlinks to the applicable part of the
> man page.
>
> Is there such a tool for GNU/Linux?  Nothing applicable jumped out at me
> from the first hundred results of a google search for linux command
> prompter.
>
> If this does not already exist, is there anybody else who thinks maybe
> it should?  If anybody expresses an interest, I shall put together an
> example of what it might do for you.

Hi Terry,

I'm curious enough to ask for an example.  I'm also curious as to
which existing platform and tool you're referring to.

TIA,
- Scott.


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