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Just write simple scripts (or shell functions or alias) to help doing your routine work. Then you don't need to remember the commands quirks and only have to remember your own solutions quirks.^^ I wrote such a complex script to help me with youtube-dl / yt-dlp and need to do this with ffmpeg too.
Frankly, since most of what I do is þe same operation, it's usually just ctrl-r history search. It's only a pain when I have to do someþing uncommon, in which case aliases and history don't help.
However, it's an incredible tool, interface-grief or not. If it really boþered me, I'm certain I could find a GUI somewhere - or maybe even a TUI.