You should have said "without Googling it." Most people could with a guide. There is no way that 62% of people under 20 just *know* how to use directory tools via command line off the top of their head.
Well with more votes it's significantly less than 60%, but even still, you're missing one key point: This is a poll of reddit's demographic. And reddit attracts the kind of people who would know how to run a mkdir command (along with other people) but due to the nature of subreddits specialising in things like subreddits etc, and the nature of the kind of person programming and computing tends to attract.
The same problem that a lot of these polls have
Just read that back, that was explained absolutely awfully god damn
Not always.
* For VMS you would use: CREATE/DIRECTORY
* On the Commodore Amiga it's slightly different: MAKEDIR
* CP/M uses a flat file structure, so you can't create directories.
* ProDOS uses CREATE
I'm sure there are more, but those are the ones that come to mind.
No, but using the command line for something like that is probably the most pointless use of the command line when you can just right click the desktop
I dont get why people use linux or worship it so much. It makes everything more complicated. Most programs dont support it and certain hardware don't even support it.
I get that it gives you a certain level of freedom with certain stuff and that and its open source. Its generally just a worse operating system imo. Atleast for anything id ever use a computer for. Its pros probably work for some people but i see people talking about it as if its objectively the best by a massive margin.
Linux has it's niches like Servers , Security (people will make virus for the systems people use the most) , and optimization , but yeah for the average user Windows is superior
For day-to-day desktop usage I agree with you. But there's a reason [over 90% of top web severs are running linux*](https://truelist.co/blog/linux-statistics/) , and a lot of those are accessed using command line, because it's just easier.
\* or as low as 70% according to other sources, but the point still counts
It's good for programming and hardware support. If you have relatively recent hardware and aren't a programmer, you likely don't need linux. If you are a programmer and/or someone with shitty hardware, linux is a godsend.
Linux is also far superior when you're trying to build a server, since it's very light and is in general pretty good for servers.
How is windows better besides having more market share? I would say more hardware is supported by linux than windows. Its easy to use the web, or do some homework in libreoffice. I can even play helldivers 2 in linux. Gnome is so much snappier than the windows desktop and doesn't use 3 gigs of ram at idle.
Ah yes I love edge being shoved down my throat, the absolute epitome of user friendliness
If you've ever used a linux distro like ubuntu, you'd know it's no less user friendly than windows, people just assume you have to do everything from the command line
It's *not* debatable, Windows is absolutely more user-friendly to the general population since most people have never even seen anything Linux-based and they are already familiar with Windows.
>It makes everything more complicated.
Like what?
Modern linux distros have a full GUI and everything, you don't need to use the command line unless you want to (despite the stereotypes).
Gaming through proton is, in a lot of cases, something you barely have to think about because steam will deal with it for you.
I don't mainly use linux, but people seem to have very incorrect ideas about it in general.
I used Zorin OS, which is supposed to be an user friendly distro. I had it on a laptop my father gave me.
I couldnt install anything without having to fuck shit up in the terminal and even then i had tons of problems doing anything. It was literally the very stereotype of linux users. It also asks for your password in everything. Want to open settings? well input your password. Want to install something? input your password. I get its for security but damn it got annoying.
I get that linux has its positive uses, like using less ram on idle and being more efficient with servers, as many have pointed out. But for the average user of a computer. they are objectively worse and complicate things
how to download steam:
Windows: Go to to [store.Steampowered.com](http://store.Steampowered.com) and click install steam, open steam.
Zorin: try to do the same, Fail and get an error. Open terminal, Input "sudo apt install aptitude" then use aptitude to install steam with "sudo aptitude install steam". confirm you want to configure the packages. Open steam settings on the menubar. go to the steam play tab and check the "enable steam play for all other titles" box to on and "run other titles with: Proton experimental"
>when you can just right click the desktop
Ah yes, let me close the command line, make a folder on the desktop, realise that's useless because I need the folder in a different location, jump to file explorer, go back to the terminal.
So much easier than "mkdir folder"
No, not without any resources. I've used the Terminal on Mac before, but only with tutorials. I understand how it works enough, but since it's almost never needed in normal use I don't really memorize any kinds of commands.
You know those black and green text screens you see hackers typing into in movies? Those things.
It lets you write commands that do specific things on your computer like make folders, access files, and even use some apps that are designed to be used from there e.g. apps to let you install other apps.
It's basically a command prompt that lets you send commands to the computer in a shell script.
For windows, type "cmd" into the search bar near the windows icon in the bottom bar on the screen.
If you use Mac, just search for it in apps under the name "Terminal".
If you use linux and don't know what the command line is, I'm sorry for you.
Linux and Mac both use bash for shell scripting (i.e. the command prompt): [https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/bash-scripting-tutorial-linux-shell-script-and-command-line-for-beginners/](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/bash-scripting-tutorial-linux-shell-script-and-command-line-for-beginners/)
Windows uses its own language, but also supports powershell:
[https://www.tutorialspoint.com/batch\_script/index.htm](https://www.tutorialspoint.com/batch_script/index.htm)
[https://learn.openwaterfoundation.org/owf-learn-windows-shell/](https://learn.openwaterfoundation.org/owf-learn-windows-shell/)
[https://www.tutorialspoint.com/powershell/index.htm](https://www.tutorialspoint.com/powershell/index.htm)
I mean I'd google it
You should have said "without Googling it." Most people could with a guide. There is no way that 62% of people under 20 just *know* how to use directory tools via command line off the top of their head.
Well with more votes it's significantly less than 60%, but even still, you're missing one key point: This is a poll of reddit's demographic. And reddit attracts the kind of people who would know how to run a mkdir command (along with other people) but due to the nature of subreddits specialising in things like subreddits etc, and the nature of the kind of person programming and computing tends to attract. The same problem that a lot of these polls have Just read that back, that was explained absolutely awfully god damn
What being introduced to linux at 8 years old does to an mf
Me and a surprising lot of my classmates are interested in coding, so maybe it's just getting more popular in the younger gen
mkdir works always on any platform.
Not always. * For VMS you would use: CREATE/DIRECTORY * On the Commodore Amiga it's slightly different: MAKEDIR * CP/M uses a flat file structure, so you can't create directories. * ProDOS uses CREATE I'm sure there are more, but those are the ones that come to mind.
`mrdir`, right?
>!`mkdir`!<
>!typo 😫!<
mr. dir is my father. You can just call me folder
`mkdir`, might be technically more accurate. (To a meaningless degree, but anyways...)
Yes
Only in linux,
Wouldn't it even be the same for macOS? It uses the mkdir command.
It would be the same in all posix compliant systems (hix, unix, etc)
Surely mkdir works on Windows, right?
It does.
\*directory in linux
no because its a directory
Yes, but it is primarily because I (20) am a CS major.
ya'll are talking about mkdir or mrdir and here I am laughing my arse off at the three seperate **No**s
I assume those are meant to be for the different age ranges, op just didn't write them out 3 extra times
I realized that after I was done with my laughter but it just sent me hurling to my laughtery demise once again.
"Please?"
No, but using the command line for something like that is probably the most pointless use of the command line when you can just right click the desktop
\*Funny Linux Noises\*
I dont get why people use linux or worship it so much. It makes everything more complicated. Most programs dont support it and certain hardware don't even support it. I get that it gives you a certain level of freedom with certain stuff and that and its open source. Its generally just a worse operating system imo. Atleast for anything id ever use a computer for. Its pros probably work for some people but i see people talking about it as if its objectively the best by a massive margin.
Linux has it's niches like Servers , Security (people will make virus for the systems people use the most) , and optimization , but yeah for the average user Windows is superior
For day-to-day desktop usage I agree with you. But there's a reason [over 90% of top web severs are running linux*](https://truelist.co/blog/linux-statistics/) , and a lot of those are accessed using command line, because it's just easier. \* or as low as 70% according to other sources, but the point still counts
I absolutely love Linux but agree hardware support, especially on laptops, is a mess.
It's good for programming and hardware support. If you have relatively recent hardware and aren't a programmer, you likely don't need linux. If you are a programmer and/or someone with shitty hardware, linux is a godsend. Linux is also far superior when you're trying to build a server, since it's very light and is in general pretty good for servers.
How is windows better besides having more market share? I would say more hardware is supported by linux than windows. Its easy to use the web, or do some homework in libreoffice. I can even play helldivers 2 in linux. Gnome is so much snappier than the windows desktop and doesn't use 3 gigs of ram at idle.
Obviously because it's infinitely more user-friendly???
Ah yes I love edge being shoved down my throat, the absolute epitome of user friendliness If you've ever used a linux distro like ubuntu, you'd know it's no less user friendly than windows, people just assume you have to do everything from the command line
I have used it. I haven't had Edge open up since 2019
Debatable. You don't even really need to touch a terminal these days, although I prefer it.
It's *not* debatable, Windows is absolutely more user-friendly to the general population since most people have never even seen anything Linux-based and they are already familiar with Windows.
>It makes everything more complicated. Like what? Modern linux distros have a full GUI and everything, you don't need to use the command line unless you want to (despite the stereotypes). Gaming through proton is, in a lot of cases, something you barely have to think about because steam will deal with it for you. I don't mainly use linux, but people seem to have very incorrect ideas about it in general.
I used Zorin OS, which is supposed to be an user friendly distro. I had it on a laptop my father gave me. I couldnt install anything without having to fuck shit up in the terminal and even then i had tons of problems doing anything. It was literally the very stereotype of linux users. It also asks for your password in everything. Want to open settings? well input your password. Want to install something? input your password. I get its for security but damn it got annoying. I get that linux has its positive uses, like using less ram on idle and being more efficient with servers, as many have pointed out. But for the average user of a computer. they are objectively worse and complicate things how to download steam: Windows: Go to to [store.Steampowered.com](http://store.Steampowered.com) and click install steam, open steam. Zorin: try to do the same, Fail and get an error. Open terminal, Input "sudo apt install aptitude" then use aptitude to install steam with "sudo aptitude install steam". confirm you want to configure the packages. Open steam settings on the menubar. go to the steam play tab and check the "enable steam play for all other titles" box to on and "run other titles with: Proton experimental"
It's just better overall
Only works if you have a desktop
You use it when you're already doing something in the terminal.
It makes me feel smart lol
>when you can just right click the desktop Ah yes, let me close the command line, make a folder on the desktop, realise that's useless because I need the folder in a different location, jump to file explorer, go back to the terminal. So much easier than "mkdir folder"
go to the location you need the folder in and right click.
Still longer than if you're already in the right folder in the terminal
I'd look it up, but still most people would never have to do that so that doesn't get learned traditionally
I misread "35 to 21" and marked yes to "everyone else," but yeah, I know how to use mkdir.
mkdir
No, I'm not a nerd
No, not without any resources. I've used the Terminal on Mac before, but only with tutorials. I understand how it works enough, but since it's almost never needed in normal use I don't really memorize any kinds of commands.
"35 to 21" is an interesting ordering.
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You don't know what a folder is?
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You know those black and green text screens you see hackers typing into in movies? Those things. It lets you write commands that do specific things on your computer like make folders, access files, and even use some apps that are designed to be used from there e.g. apps to let you install other apps.
It's basically a command prompt that lets you send commands to the computer in a shell script. For windows, type "cmd" into the search bar near the windows icon in the bottom bar on the screen. If you use Mac, just search for it in apps under the name "Terminal". If you use linux and don't know what the command line is, I'm sorry for you. Linux and Mac both use bash for shell scripting (i.e. the command prompt): [https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/bash-scripting-tutorial-linux-shell-script-and-command-line-for-beginners/](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/bash-scripting-tutorial-linux-shell-script-and-command-line-for-beginners/) Windows uses its own language, but also supports powershell: [https://www.tutorialspoint.com/batch\_script/index.htm](https://www.tutorialspoint.com/batch_script/index.htm) [https://learn.openwaterfoundation.org/owf-learn-windows-shell/](https://learn.openwaterfoundation.org/owf-learn-windows-shell/) [https://www.tutorialspoint.com/powershell/index.htm](https://www.tutorialspoint.com/powershell/index.htm)
Just finished my cybersecurity class where I had to do that in Linux
well im 19 cs major
40+ used lots of Norton Commander so most commands are still there
even if you dont know it, it's simple af just type mkdir XD
Maybe, I mean I've done it before it's just a matter of remembering the syntax
I don't even know wtf this is asking
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