XKCD Deploys Command Line Interface

ipquickly was one of a large number of users to note that the best on-line comic has just got a little better with the addition of a command line interface. You can also sign the petition to make the CLI permanent.

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uname

[Anonymous Showered]

guest@xkcd:/$ uname
Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator

and

guest@xkcd:/$ su
God mode activated. Remember, with great power comes great ... aw, screw it, go have fun.

I lol'ed.

Other fun things to do

[Virak]

• Typing cat with an argument, naturally dumps that file to stdout. Typing cat without an argument does something entirely different.
• On a semi-related note, typing "find kitten" lets you find kitten.
• rm -rf / doesn't work because, like on any good *nix system, you're not normally running as root.
• But you can use sudo with this (and several other things) to do it anyway.
• apt-get upgrade (don't forget the sudo) will gladly suggest an upgrade to you if you're using Internet Explorer.
• Both vim and emacs are available, in a manner.
• man doesn't provide help for most commands, but it does provide some amusing responses for some of them.
• Try typing "look".
• Various commands don't really do anything, but provide amusing responses. Try ping, ssh, ed, kill, or asl.
• There's a command for people who read the source code (along with, you know, the names of all the other commands), but you should find that on your own.
• And many, many more!

Re:Other fun things to do

[TubeSteak]

Everything is containted in this javascript:
http://www.xkcd.com/unixkcd/xkcd_cli_all.js

You can root around to figure out some of the more obscure commands.

Already permanent.

[Anonymous Coward]

guest@xkcd:/$ hint

This terminal will remain available at http://xkcd.com/unixkcd/

The petition people need to use the source, luke.

(hint is a random reply command, try it several times for that comment)

The petition is unnecessary...

[headLITE]

...it's still there if you use this link: http://xkcd.com/unixkcd/