Lets Have Some Fun!

1) thefuck-command

Installation

run pip install thefuck in terminal.

Running

2) aria2 - Terminal Based Downloader

Installation

run sudo apt-get install aria2 in terminal.

Running

• open Terminal in the directory where you want to download the file.
• type aria2c -x16 "paste the link here" in the terminal.
• the file will be downloaded.

3) z- Directory Jumper

Installation

• Go to https://github.com/rupa/z and download the repo and extract it somewhere.
• Copy the z.sh file to home directory.
• echo ". ~/z.sh" >> ~/.bashrc add this line in .bashrc file located in the home directory.

Running

• cd around for a while to build up the db.
• use z "keywords of the directory" to move to any directory.
• Note: What z does is make a database of where you go using cd command. so only the directories which you have gone using cd can be used in z.

4) elinks-Terminal Browser

Installation

• sudo apt-get install elinks

Running

• type elinks and browse!!

5) Cowsay and Xcowsay

Installation

• sudo apt-get install cowsay
• sudo apt-get install xcowsay

Running

• cowsay hello
• xcowsay hello

6) sl

Installation

• sudo apt-get install sl

Running

• sl

7) fortune

Installation

• sudo apt-get install fortune

Running

• fortune

8) Banner

Running

• figlet hello

9) Pi

Installation

• sudo apt-get install pi

Running

• pi some integer

10) xeyes

Running

• xeyes

11) espeak

Installation

• sudo apt-get install espeak

Running

• espeak "Hello We Are From GeekHaven"

12) Twitter Status Update

url -u YourUsername:YourPassword -d status="Your status message" http://twitter.com/statuses/update.xml

13) asciiviewer

Installation

• sudo apt-get install aview

Running

• asciiview some_image.png -driver curses

14) screenfetch - Generate OS and System Info

installation

• Debian based distribution: sudo apt-get install screenfetch
• Fedora or CentOS: yum install screenfetch

Running

• screenfetch

15) youtube-dl

• pip install --user youtube-dl

Running

• youtube-dl https:"youtube video link"

16) Star Wars - Watch an ASCII Version of Star Wars

Usage

• telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

Etc.

• Streams the content which is broadcasted via the blinkenlights.nl domain.

17) rig - generate fake idenities

Usage

        rig
        Bettye Dunlap
        799 Second St
        Denver, CO  80202
        (303) xxx-xxxx

18) toilet - draw banners again

Usage

• 'toilet Welcome'

19) Automatically update all the installed python packages

Running

• pip freeze --local | grep -v '^\-e' | cut -d = -f 1 | xargs -n1 pip install -U

20) lynx-Terminal Browser

Installation

• sudo apt-get install lynx

Running

• type lynx and browse!!

21) axel - Terminal Based Downloader

Installation

run sudo apt-get install axel in terminal

Running

• open Terminal in the directory where you want to download the file.
• type axel "paste the link here" in the terminal.
• the file will be downloaded.

22) sl - Steam Locomotive

Installation

• sudo apt-get install sl

Running

• type sl and watch the train!

23) Give The Terminal An Attitude

Steps

• sudo visudo
• Add Defaults insults at the end of the file and save it
• Whenever you type wrong password while using sudo you will get to know the magic!!

24) cmatrix - Matrix screen

Installation

• sudo apt-get install cmatrix

Running

• type cmatrix and watch the coolest screen ever!

25) Cowsay

Installation

• sudo apt-get install cowsay

Running

• cowsay hello

26) yes

Running

• yes <word which you want to loop>
• Example Usage : yes HelloWorld

27) rev

Running

• type rev
• type the word you want to reverse

28) lolcat

Installation

• sudo apt-get install gem
• gem install lolcat

Running

• echo "Hello world" | lolcat
• fortune | cowsay | lolcat

28) lolcat

Installation

• sudo apt-get install gem
• gem install lolcat

Running

• echo "Hello world" | lolcat
• fortune | cowsay | lolcat

29) tldr

Installation

run pip install thefuck in terminal.

Running

• tldr man
• Does a shorter version of man that is much simpler to look at.

30) apt-get moo

Running

• In your terminal, run apt-get moo

31) How to search a word from a file using Linux command

Running

• grep 'nerdy' filename