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Things to Install in Linux Command Line Funny

Linux is fun!Huhhh. OK so you don't believe me. Mind me at the end of this article you will have to believe thatLinux is actually a fun box.

Linux Funny Commands

20 Linux Funny Commands

1. Command: sl (Steam Locomotive)

You might be aware of command 'ls' the list command and use it frequently to view the contents of a folder but because of miss-typing sometimes you would result in 'sl', how about getting a little fun in terminal and not "command not found".

Install sl

root@tecmint:~# apt-get install sl 		(In            Debian            like OS) root@tecmint:~# yum -y install sl 		(In            Red Hat            like OS)
Output
root@tecmint:~# sl

sl funny command

sl command

This command works even when you type 'LS' and not 'ls'.

2. Command: telnet

No!No!! it is not as much complex as it seems. You would be familiar withtelnet. Telnet is a text-oriented bidirectional network protocol over network. Here is nothing to be installed. What you should have is a Linux box and a working Internet.

root@tecmint:~# telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

telnet command

telnet command

3. Command: fortune

what about getting your randomfortune, sometimes funny in terminal.

Install fortune

root@tecmint:~# apt-get install fortune 	(for            aptitude            based system) root@tecmint:~# yum install fortune 		(for            yum            based system)
root@tecmint:~# fortune  You're not my type.  For that matter, you're not even my species!!! Future looks spotty.  You will spill soup in late evening. You worry too much about your job.  Stop it.  You are not paid enough to worry. Your love life will be... interesting.

4. Command: rev (Reverse)

Itreverse every string given to it, is not it funny.

root@tecmint:~# rev  123abc  cba321   xuniL eb ot nrob born to be Linux

5. Command: factor

Time for someMathematics, this command output all the possible factors of a given number.

root@tecmint:~# factor 5  5  5: 5   12  12: 2 2 3   1001  1001: 7 11 13   5442134  5442134: 2 2721067

6. Command: script

OK fine this is not a command and a script but it is nice.

root@tecmint:~# for i in {1..12}; do for j in $(seq 1 $i); do echo -ne $i×$j=$((i*j))\t;done; echo;done   1×1=1	 2×1=2	2×2=4	 3×1=3	3×2=6	3×3=9	 4×1=4	4×2=8	4×3=12	4×4=16	 5×1=5	5×2=10	5×3=15	5×4=20	5×5=25	 6×1=6	6×2=12	6×3=18	6×4=24	6×5=30	6×6=36	 7×1=7	7×2=14	7×3=21	7×4=28	7×5=35	7×6=42	7×7=49	 8×1=8	8×2=16	8×3=24	8×4=32	8×5=40	8×6=48	8×7=56	8×8=64	 9×1=9	9×2=18	9×3=27	9×4=36	9×5=45	9×6=54	9×7=63	9×8=72	9×9=81	 10×1=10	10×2=20	10×3=30	10×4=40	10×5=50	10×6=60	10×7=70	10×8=80	10×9=90	10×10=100	 11×1=11	11×2=22	11×3=33	11×4=44	11×5=55	11×6=66	11×7=77	11×8=88	11×9=99	11×10=110	11×11=121	 12×1=12	12×2=24	12×3=36	12×4=48	12×5=60	12×6=72	12×7=84	12×8=96	12×9=108	12×10=120	12×11=132	12×12=144

7. Command: Cowsay

AnASCII cow in terminal that will say what ever you want.

Install Cowsay

root@tecmint:~# apt-get install cowsay 		(for            Debian            based OS) root@tecmint:~# yum install cowsay		(for            Red Hat            based OS)
Output
root@tecmint:~# cowsay I Love nix    ____________ < I Love nix >  ------------         \   ^__^          \  (oo)\_______             (__)\       )\/\                 ||----w |                 ||     ||

How about pipelineing 'fortune command', described above with cowsay?

root@tecmint:~# fortune | cowsay    _________________________________________ / Q: How many Oregonians does it take to  \ | screw in a light bulb? A: Three. One to | | screw in the light bulb and two to fend | | off all those                           | |                                         | | Californians trying to share the        | \ experience.                             /  -----------------------------------------         \   ^__^          \  (oo)\_______             (__)\       )\/\                 ||----w |                 ||     ||

Note: '|' is called pipeline instruction and it is used where the output of one command needs to be the input of another command. In the above example the output of 'fortune' command acts as an input of 'cowsay' command. This pipeline instruction is frequently used in scripting and programming.

xcowsay is a graphical program which response similar tocowsay but in a graphical manner, hence it isX of cowsay.

apt-get install xcowsay yum install xcowsay
Output
root@tecmint:~# xcowsay I Love nix

install xcowsay

xcowsay command

cowthink is another command just run "cowthink Linux is sooo funny" and see the difference in output of cowsay and cowthink.

apt-get install cowthink yum install cowthink
Output
root@tecmint:~# cowthink ....Linux is sooo funny  _________________________ ( ....Linux is sooo funny )  -------------------------         o   ^__^          o  (oo)\_______             (__)\       )\/\                 ||----w |                 ||     ||

8. Command: yes

It is funny but useful as well, specially in scripts and forSystem Administrators where an automated predefined response can be passed to terminal or generated.

root@tecmint:~# yes I Love Linux  I Love Linux I Love Linux I Love Linux I Love Linux I Love Linux I Love Linux I Love Linux I Love Linux I Love Linux I Love Linux I Love Linux I Love Linux

Note: (Till you interrupt i.ectrl+c).

9. Command: toilet

what? Are u kidding, huhh no! Definitely not, but for sure this command name itself is too funny, and I don't know from where this command gets it's name.

Install toilet

root@tecmint:~# apt-get install toilet  root@tecmint:~# yum install toilet
Output
root@tecmint:~# toilet tecmint   mmmmmmm                        "             m                                   #     mmm    mmm   mmmmm  mmm    m mm   mm#mm          mmm    mmm   mmmmm     #    #"  #  #"  "  # # #    #    #"  #    #           #"  "  #" "#  # # #     #    #""""  #      # # #    #    #   #    #           #      #   #  # # #     #    "#mm"  "#mm"  # # #  mm#mm  #   #    "mm    #    "#mm"  "#m#"  # # #

It even offers some kind of color and fonts style.

root@tecmint:~# toilet -f mono12 -F metal Tecmint.com

install toilet command

toilet command

Note:Figlet is another command that more or less provide such kind of effect in terminal.

10. Command: cmatrix

You might have seen Hollywood movie 'matrix' and would be fascinated with power,Neo was provided with, to see anything and everything in matrix or you might think of an animation that looks alikeHacker's desktop.

Install cmatrix

root@tecmint:~# apt-get install cmatrix root@tecmint:~# yum install cmatrix
Output
root@tecmint:~# cmatrix

cmatrix command

cmatrix command

11. Command: oneko

OK so you believe that mouse pointer of Linux is the same silly black/white pointer where no animation lies then I fear you could be wrong. "oneko" is a package that will attach a "Jerry" with you mouse pointer and moves along with you pointer.

Install oneko

root@tecmint:~# apt-get install oneko root@tecmint:~# yum install oneko
Output
root@tecmint:~# oneko

install oneko

oneko command

Note: Once you close the terminal from whichoneko was run,jerry will disappear, nor will start at start-up. You can add the application to start up and continue enjoying.

12. Fork Bomb

This is a very nasty piece of code. Run this atyour own risk. This actually is a fork bomb which exponentially multiplies itself till all the system resource is utilized and the system hangs. (To check the power of above code you should try it once, but all at your own risk, close and save all other programs and file before runningfork bomb).

root@tecmint:~# :(){ :|:& }:          

13. Command: while

The below "while" command is a script which provides you with colored date and file till you interrupt (ctrl + c). Just copy and paste the below code in terminal.

root@tecmint:~# while true; do echo "$(date '+%D %T' | toilet -f term -F border --gay)"; sleep 1; done

Linux while command

Linux while command

Note: The above script when modified with following command, will gives similar output but with a little difference, check it in your terminal.

root@tecmint:~# while true; do clear; echo "$(date '+%D %T' | toilet -f term -F border --gay)"; sleep 1; done

14. Command: espeak

Just Turn the Knob of your multimedia speaker to full before pasting this command in your terminal and let us know how you felt listening the god's voice.

Install espeak

root@tecmint:~# apt-get install espeak root@tecmint:~# yum install espeak
Output
root@tecmint:~# espeak "Tecmint is a very good website dedicated to Foss Community"

15. Command: aafire

How about fire in your terminal. Just type "aafire" in the terminal, without quotes and see the magic. Press any key to interrupt the program.

Install aafire

root@tecmint:~# apt-get install libaa-bin
Output
root@tecmint:~# aafire

install aafire

aafire command

16. Command: bb

First install "apt-get insatll bb" and then, type "bb" in terminal and see what happens.

root@tecmint:~# bb

bb command

bb command

17. Command: url

Won't it be an awesome feeling for you if you can update youtwitter status from command line in front of your friend and they seems impressed. OK just replaceusername,password andyour status message with your'susername,password and "your status message".

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

18. ASCIIquarium

How it will be to get anaquarium in terminal.

root@tecmint:~# apt-get install libcurses-perl root@tecmint:~# cd /tmp  root@tecmint:~# wget http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/K/KB/KBAUCOM/Term-Animation-2.4.tar.gz root@tecmint:~# tar -zxvf Term-Animation-2.4.tar.gz root@tecmint:~# cd Term-Animation-2.4/ root@tecmint:~# perl Makefile.PL &&  make &&   make test root@tecmint:~# make install
Install ASCIIquarium

Now Download and InstallASCIIquarium.

root@tecmint:~# cd /tmp root@tecmint:~# wget http://www.robobunny.com/projects/asciiquarium/asciiquarium.tar.gz root@tecmint:~# tar -zxvf asciiquarium.tar.gz root@tecmint:~# cd asciiquarium_1.1/ root@tecmint:~# cp asciiquarium /usr/local/bin root@tecmint:~# chmod 0755 /usr/local/bin/asciiquarium

And finally run "asciiquarium" or "/usr/local/bin/asciiquarium" in terminal without quotes and be a part of magic that will be taking place in front of your eyes.

root@tecmint:~# asciiquarium

install aquarium

aquarium command

19. Command: funny manpages

First install "apt-get install funny-manpages" and then run man pages for the commands below. Some of them may be18+, run at your own risk, they all are too funny.

baby celibacy condom date echo flame flog gong grope, egrope, fgrope  party  rescrog  rm rtfm tm uubp woman (undocumented) xkill  xlart  sex  strfry
root@tecmint:~# man baby

20. Linux Tweaks

It is time for you to have some one linertweaks.

root@tecmint:~# world  bash: world: not found
root@tecmint:~# touch girls\ boo**   touch: cannot touch `girls boo**': Permission denied
root@tecmint:~# nice man woman  No manual entry for woman
root@tecmint:~# ^How did the sex change operation go?^   bash: :s^How did the sex change operation go?^ : substitution failed
root@tecmint:~# %blow   bash: fg: %blow: no such job
root@tecmint:~# make love   make: *** No rule to make target `love'.  Stop.
$ [ whereis my brain?                     sh: 2: [: missing ]
% man: why did you get a divorce?  man:: Too many arguments.
% !:say, what is saccharine?  Bad substitute.
server@localhost:/srv$ \(-  bash: (-: command not found

Linux is sexy:who | grep -i blonde | date; cd ~; unzip; touch; strip; finger; mount; gasp; yes; uptime; umount; sleep (If you know what i mean)

There are certain other but these don't work on all the system and hence not included in this article. Some of them are mandog ,filter,banner, etc.

Have fun, you can say me thanks later 🙂 yup your comment is highly appreciated which encourages us write more. Tell us which command you liked the most. Stay tuned i will be back soon with another article worth reading.

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