r/commandline
ActiveCommand Line
This is for anything regarding the command line, in any operating system. All questions (including dumb ones), tips, and links to interesting programs/console applications you've found or made yourself are welcome. Linux / BSD / OSX / Windows CLI and TUI apps or questions or comments, we're happy to take them all!
Members
99,253
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 27, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2010
September 30, 2010
Total posts
26.5K
archived
Total comments
195.0K
archived
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How many members does r/commandline have?
r/commandline had 99,253 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/commandline dead?
No. r/commandline is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/commandline created?
r/commandline was created on September 30, 2010.
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