Funny commands in Linux with Examples
Funny Commands of Linux
In this article we will discuss some of the funny commands that are used in Linux.
1. To install pv Command
Run the following command to install pv packages in your system.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# yum install pv [On RedHat based Systems]
[root@linuxhelp ~]# apt-get install pv [On Debian based Systems]
To view the real time text effect on your screen, execute the below script.
[root@linuxhelp:~]# echo " Linuxhelp.com is good place for linux knowledge" | pv -qL 10
Linuxhelp[dot]com is good place for linux knowledge
The “ q” option denotes “ quite” which means no output information is available and “ L” option means “ Limit of Transfer of bytes per second” .
2. To install toilet Command
To install toilet command, execute below script. It prints text with border in terminal.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# apt-get install toilet
Run the following command in the terminal to view the execution of the toilet command.
root@linuxhelp:~# while true do echo “ $(date | toilet -f term -F border &ndash Linuxhelp)” sleep 1 done
“ ???????????? ?&ndash Linuxhelp? ????????????”
“ ???????????? ?&ndash Linuxhelp? ????????????”
“ ???????????? ?&ndash Linuxhelp? ????????????”
“ ???????????? ?&ndash Linuxhelp? ????????????”
“ ???????????? ?&ndash Linuxhelp? ????????????”
“ ???????????? ?&ndash Linuxhelp? ????????????”
“ ???????????? ?&ndash Linuxhelp? ????????????”
“ ???????????? ?&ndash Linuxhelp? ????????????”
“ ???????????? ?&ndash Linuxhelp? ????????????”
Using ctrl+z, you can suspend the above script.
3.To install rig Command
In order to generate a random address and identity every time, install rig package using yum command as given below.
[root@linuxhelp:~]# apt-get install rig
Run the following command to view the rig command in action.
root@linuxhelp:~# rig Ted Cooper 444 Ellis Terr Yonkers, NY 10701 (914) xxx-xxxx root@linuxhelp:~# rig Isabelle Frederick 279 Old Pinbrick Dr Beloit, WI 53511 (608) xxx-xxxx root@linuxhelp:~# rig Monique Landry 470 Ashland St Phoenix, AZ 85026 (602) xxx-xxxx
4. To install cowsay Command
Run the following command to install cowsay command.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# apt-get install cowsay
To view a list of available animals.
Run the following command to list the available animals in cowsay command.
root@linuxhelp:~# cowsay -l
Cow files in /usr/share/cowsay/cows:
apt beavis.zen bong bud-frogs bunny calvin cheese cock cower daemon default
dragon dragon-and-cow duck elephant elephant-in-snake eyes flaming-sheep
ghostbusters gnu head-in hellokitty kiss kitty koala kosh luke-koala
mech-and-cow meow milk moofasa moose mutilated pony pony-smaller ren sheep
skeleton snowman sodomized-sheep stegosaurus stimpy suse three-eyes turkey
turtle tux unipony unipony-smaller vader vader-koala www
Run the following command to view the cowsay command.
Various available animals can be used with cowsay by mentioning in the command.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# cowsay -f snowman Welcome To Linuxhelp
[root@linuxhelp ~]# cowsay -f calvin Welcome To Linuxhelp
5.To install cowsay in graphical
Run the following command to install the xcowsay packages.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# apt-get install xcowsay
Run the following command to view the xcowsay command.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# xcowsay “ Welcome To LinuxHelp”
6.To install xeyes Command
Execute the below script to install the xeyes package.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# apt-get install xeyes
Now run the following command to view in action.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# xeyes
7.To install cmatrix
Run the following command to install the cmatrix packages.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# apt-get install cmatrix
Use the below command to view cmatrix command in action.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# cmatrix
8.To install oneko
Run the following command to install the oneko packages.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# apt-get install oneko
Run the following command to view the oneko command in action.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# oneko
9.To display a fire in the screen
For the install of the package run the following command.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# apt-get install libaa-bin
Run the following command to view the fire command in action.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# aafire
10. To install fortune
Run the following command to install fortune package.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# apt-get install fortune
Run the following command to view the fortune in action.
root@linuxhelp:~# fortune
In Marseilles they make half the toilet soap we consume in America, but
the Marseillaise only have a vague theoretical idea of its use, which they
have obtained from books of travel.
-- Mark Twain
11.To get a stream Locomotive
Execute the following command to install stream Locomotive sl package.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# apt-get install sl
Run the following command to view sl command in action.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# sl
To view different locomotion use ‘ sl -ls‘ in the command.
12.Telnet
For Watching star wars movie in command line, run the following command.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl
13.Figlets
To print the large characters in a screen characters figlet command is used and to install the package run the following command.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# apt-get install figlet
To view it in action run the following command
[root@linuxhelp ~]# figlet linuxhelp.com &ndash f lean
14.To display the snow fall in the screen
Create a file and name as snow.sh
[root@linuxhelp ~]#touch snow.sh
Copy and paste the below code in snow.sh and save the file
#!/bin/bash LINES=$(tput lines) COLUMNS=$(tput cols) declare -A snowflakes declare -A lastflakes clear function move_flake() { i=" $1" if [ " ${snowflakes[$i]}" = " " ] || [ " ${snowflakes[$i]}" = " $LINES" ] then snowflakes[$i]=0 else if [ " ${lastflakes[$i]}" != " " ] then printf " ?33[%s %sH ?33[1 1H " ${lastflakes[$i]} $i fi fi printf " ?33[%s %sH*?33[1 1H" ${snowflakes[$i]} $i lastflakes[$i]=${snowflakes[$i]} snowflakes[$i]=$((${snowflakes[$i]}+1)) } while : do i=$(($RANDOM % $COLUMNS)) move_flake $i for x in " ${!lastflakes[@]}" do move_flake " $x" done sleep 0.1 done
Now execute the file using the following command
[root@linuxhelp ~]#./snow.sh
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