yash sugandh

Posted on Jun 13, 2020

Let's have fun with Linux Command Line

#ubuntu #linux #computerscience #beginners

What we have seen so far is that Linux CLI is used by programmers, administrators etc for very serious work. But that doesn't mean it should always be used for work, sometimes it can be used for fun as well.

Are you serious?

No I am funny :)

Let us see few commands which can bring a laugh to our face and provide us a much needed break from work.

Did you ever feel like running a train on the push of a button? I mean who hasn't?

So this is your wish come true. We are going to run steam-trains across our command line.

1. Run Trains using sl command

The sl command stands for Steam Locomotive.

You want us to have fun but you go ahead and tell us what sl stands for claps claps.

Okay no more boring information just an important one

What?

To install the sl command

Run a train

To run a train we simply need to use the command sl

Have you ever seen a flying train?

If not then we are about to

Run a flying train

To run a flying train we use the command sl -F

In the above command -F stands for flying.

Will just stop with this explation? We are trying to have a little fun here :!

We can also run a train in which people are calling for help

Run a train where an accident seems to have happend

We use the command sl -a to run a train where people are calling for help

To run a little train try using sl -l.

Now is anyone here a fan of movie Matrix?

If yes then you will love this.

2. Simulate the display from "The Matrix" using cmatrix command

Install the cmatrix

To make our command line just like the matrix we just use the command cmatrix

By default the color is green but we can change the color to red, blue, white, yellow, cyan, magenta and black.

To change the color we use the command cmatrix -C yellow

There is one thing I would like you all to try

Step 1 : use the command cmatrix

Step 2 : While the matrix is going on start pressing Shift + 1(!) , Shift + 2(@) and so on and you will get a pleasent suprise.

Well there is one other thing which to be honest when I tried made me a little dizzy

Step 1 : use the command cmatrix

Step 2 : press 0

Step 3 : While the matrix is going on start pressing Shift + 1(!) , Shift + 2(@) and so on.

Just comment down below if you felt the same or was I the only one.

Have you ever seen a post or a picture where there is a bubble above cow and its saying something?

We are going to look at how its done.

3. ASCII picture of a cow saying something provided by the user using cowsay command

Install cowsay

To make a cow say something we just use cowsay along with what we want the cow to say

Let's try

HAHAHAHAHAH!!!

I hope you are laughing as much as I am.

We can also use different character intead of cow from the following

bud-frogs bunny calvin cheese cock cower daemon default dragon
dragon-and-cow duck elephant elephant-in-snake eyes flaming-sheep fox ghostbusters gnu hellokitty kangaroo kiss koala kosh luke-koala mech-and-cow milk moofasa moose pony pony-smaller ren sheep skeleton snowman stegosaurus stimpy suse three-eyes turkey turtle tux unipony unipony-smaller vader vader-koala www

Let's try using one of them

Now to use a different character we use the command
cowsay -f {any_character} {message}