The 24 days of Linux command line toys

Learn how to use the boxes utility to draw shapes with characters at the Linux terminal and make your words stand out.

Using the sl command, you can train yourself to get on track with a fun command-line experience.

Bring quotes and quips to the command line with the fortune utility.

Bring a bovine voice to your terminal output with the cowsay utility.

With this simple utility, you can add a rainbow of color to the output of any program you want.

Rainbows, Pop-Tarts, and cats in space: What more could you want at your terminal?

Link commands together to build a colorful calendar, and then whisk it away in a snowstorm.

Recreate the magic of the 1980s with everyone's favorite tile-matching game, Tetris.

Looking for a terminal-based game to pass the time? Look no further than 2048-cli.

Python isn't the only snake you'll find at the Linux command line with this classic 1970s game remake.

Your Linux terminal probably supports Unicode, so why not take advantage of that and add a seasonal touch to your prompt?

Recreate the classic look and feel of everyone's favorite 1990s sci-fi movie code scroller with cmatrix.

Chestnuts roasting on an open command prompt? Why not, with this fun Linux toy.

Want to recreate the magic of your favorite arcade game? Today's command-line toy will transport you back in time.

Eliza is a natural language processing chatbot hidden inside of one of Linux's most popular text editors.

Darling it's better, when your command line is wetter, thanks to ASCII.

Need make sure your command is heard? Pipe it to a banner and it won't be missed.

Sudokus are simple logic games that can be enjoyed just about anywhere, including in your Linux terminal.

eSpeak is an open source text-to-speech synthesizer that can be invoked from the Linux command line.

MPlayer is an extremely versatile open source media player that can be surprisingly useful at the Linux command line.

Thought video content was just for your GUI? Think again.

Use these tools to access weather, reading material, and more from remote locations.

Our final day of the Linux command-line toys advent calendar ends with the beginning of a grand adventure.