Funny commands of LINUX

Himavarsha Madala
3 min readSep 29, 2021

Try out commands in linux are FUN

Run Train in the terminal

# sudo yum install sl
# sl

Add the Matrix effect to your Linux terminal

Linux Install cMatrix from RPM, DEB, XZ, or Source (thornelabs.net)

If your yum is not installing cMatrix kindly follow these steps to install cMatrix in your os👆

cmatrix

It reverses the string

# rev

gets random fortune, sometimes funny in terminal.

# yum search fortune
# yum install fortune-mod.x86_64
#fortune

Telnet is a text-oriented bidirectional network protocol over a network. Here is nothing to be installed. What you should have is a Linux box and a working Internet.

Explore More: Fun On The Terminal — Telnet Star Wars, Games, Etc. (mewbies.com)

# telnet aardmud.org

command factor prints possible factors

# factor

Command script

# for i in {1..12}; do for j in $(seq 1 $i); do echo -ne $i×  $j=$((i*j))\\t;done; echo;done

cowsay

# yum install cowsay
# cowsay I LOVE LINUX

even we can play with fortune

command: yes

# yes we love linux

figlet

# yum install figlet
# figlet Figlet!
# showfigfonts

Do try still more commands!!!

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