I like them better than repetitive or complicated CLI commands, but I just never remember to install or use them when I'm doing a bunch of stuff on a server.
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The keybinds you can set up in e.g Ranger for navigating or moving files are incredibly fast and easy. Sure you could just use shell commands/aliases etc. but the visual representation of the file system that a TUI provides, I find really useful.
I use ranger to navigate around and view large source trees. I like its miller columns like Finder.
I tend to write scripts for anything more than a one liner. It takes time up front, but I have so many now they become their own one liners
Norton/Midnight/Total Commander are epic for navigation and basic file operations.
For the most part, I just use the terminal directly. However, copying and moving is sometimes easier through a GUI/TUI. Although, personally I'd just use a GUI over the TUI anyway if I needed the functionality.