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These are some fun terminal commands to entertain you. COWSAY First install cowsay using apt command. $ sudo apt-get install cowsay With cowsay you can make the cow say(print) anything you want. You can use other animals instead of cow. There are dragons, koalas etc. STEAM LOCOMOTIVE First install sl using apt $ sudo apt-get install sl With the sl command, a steam locomotive would run across your terminal from right to left. FIGLET Install figlet using apt command: $ sudo apt-get install figlet Use figlet to draw ASCII banners. FORTUNE Install fortune using apt command: $ sudo apt-get install fortune Use fortune to generate random quote or fortune for the day. You can use the cowsay with the fortune command. STAR WARS A star wars text animation is broadcasted on towel.blinkenlights.nl. You can see it in the terminal by telnetting to this server $ telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl MATRIX Install cmatrix us...

This is the collection of Linux Terminal shortcuts that might be useful for you. Shortcuts' List: Up/Down Arrows: The up and down arrows on your keyboard move through your last used commands. So, if you wanted to run the second to last command you ran, just hit the up arrow twice and hit Enter. You can also edit the command before you run it. Home or Ctrl + A move the cursor to the beginning of the line. End or Ctrl + E moves you back to the end. Shift + PageUp and Shift + PageDown: These are used for scrolling. Ctrl+U: This clears the entire line so you can type in a completely new command. CTRL+SHIFT+C:  To copy selected text. CTRL+SHIFT+V:  To paste you last copied  Pressing Tab completes the name of the current command or directory. Let’s imagine you’re navigating to your downloads folder using this line: cd /home/user/Downloads You can hit tab once you’re at cd /home/user/Dow to automatically fi...

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