CLIer
CLIer is a term used in computing to describe a person who interacts with a computer primarily through a command-line interface (CLI) rather than a graphical user interface. CLIers are commonly associated with power users, system administrators, developers, and automation enthusiasts who value reproducibility, speed, and scriptability.
In practice, a CLIer relies on shell environments, such as Bash, Zsh, Fish, or PowerShell, and on
Key tools include editors like Vim or Emacs, and utilities such as grep, sed, awk, find, xargs,
Learning and culture: Many CLIers learn through hands-on practice, consulting manual pages, official documentation, and community
History and scope: The concept emerged with early Unix and the development of powerful shells in the
Related concepts include the command-line interface, shell, terminal emulator, scripting languages, and automation tools.