how do i fold using terminal

For the last week I was investigating same and arrived at this (from the MacRumors folding FAQ):

Q: How do I set up the console version?
A: Follow the directions on the F@H site here http://www.stanford.edu/group/pande...SX.html#console

Q: How can I set up folding to run automatically without having Terminal.app open?
A: Go to mc68k's distributed computing page and download the script for your machine. http://calnet.sdsu.edu/mc68k/

Hope this helps.

 

What advantage is there to fold through the terminal verses the app? Looked at the FAs, maybe I missed it.

 

If you don't have the GUI up, not a lot - but it does consume fewer resources and likely runs a wee bit faster without any graphics code.