Command-line interfaces do not have to be text-stream based.
It is not true that command-line interfaces are not used to remotely administer GUI desktops. This is actually a huge and very common problem space.
It is not true that command-line interfaces are not used to remotely administer GUI desktops. This is actually a huge and very common problem space.
See my other comment about impedance mismatch for an explanation of the challenges with using command lines to remotely administer GUI desktops. It can be something that complements GUI administration, but can never possibly supplant it, because if you do that then you're intentionally trying to route around the problem space.
> It can be something that complements GUI administration, but can never possibly supplant it,
There are probably tens of thousands of people whose daily lived experience is that command-line administration of GUI desktops is all they've ever needed and yes, in fact, totally supplants the alternative. I am really struggling with this thread; it's my impression that you've a very narrow view of what people are doing with their computers.