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XKCD Deploys Command Line Interface

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the it's-actually-better dept.

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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  1. Yeeeah by FlyByPC · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yet another example of why xkcd == cool.

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  2. retro by TheSHAD0W · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yeah, it's neat and old fashioned... But requires Javascript to run.

  3. shell commands by Jeremy+Erwin · · Score: 0, Redundant


    guest@xkcd:/$ whoami
    You are Richard Stallman.
    guest@xkcd:/$ emacs
    You should really use vim.
    guest@xkcd:/$ vim
    You should really use emacs.
    guest@xkcd:/$ nano
    You should really use an editor.

    guest@xkcd:/$ sudo shutdown

    The System is going down for maintenance NOW!

    and it does.

    Interestingly, tex is not installed.

  4. I lol'ed by ewe2 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    guest@xkcd:/$ look

    You are at a computer using unixkcd.

    Exits: west, south

    guest@xkcd:/$ go west

    Life is peaceful there.

    Exits: east, west

    guest@xkcd:/$ go west

    In the open air.

    Exits: east, west

    guest@xkcd:/$ go west

    Where the skies are blue.

    Exits: east, west

    guest@xkcd:/$ go west

    This is what we're gonna do.

    Exits: east, west
    guest@xkcd:/$

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  5. Re:Dear Slashdot, by cplusplus · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Another fun one - the obligatory "sudo make me a sandwich" responds with "Okay."

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