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> I can never remember all the flags and syntax.

That's a feature, not a bug.

If you find yourself often needing a specific arcane sequence, then wrap it up in a command (shell alias, function or script) so that you don't have to always have to type `-r -v --bad-copy -c -m`.

If you find yourself always needing a different set of arcane flags, then wrap it in a wish script or similar (I've made a pomodoro alarm that generates notifications using nothing but zenity).

With GUIs, OTOH, if you find yourself forgetting down which rabiit-hole-menu an option lives in, you're simply out of luck.




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