There are a few Linux easter eggs out there.
The above screenshot shows the Douglas Adams quote in VIM. Type :42 in the command mode to get this quote.
The apt-command for Ubuntu, Debian and Mint has had an embedded easter egg for quite a while.
If you type the help command for apt-get, you will get a hint:
apt-get help . . . . . . -c=? Read this configuration file -o=? Set an arbitrary configuration option, eg -o dir::cache=/tmp See the apt-get(8), sources.list(5) and apt.conf(5) manual pages for more information and options. This APT has Super Cow Powers. |
Type this command to see a cool cowsay styled message.
[jason@darknet:~/Videos] apt-get moo (__) (oo) /------\/ / | || * /\---/\ ~~ ~~ ..."Have you mooed today?"... |
Aptitude also has a cool easter egg…
ubuntu ~ $ aptitude -vvvvv moo All right, you win. /----\ -------/ \ / \ / | -----------------/ --------\ ---------------------------------------------- |
There is a cool easter egg in the nmap command, this prints the output as l33t script kiddie style.
ubuntu ~ $ nmap -6 -oS - ::1 $tarting Nmap 6.40 ( httP://nmap.0rg ) at 2016-04-20 03:32 utc Nmap $can r3port for IP6-LocAlh0$t (::1) H0ST |z up (0.00023s Lat3ncy). N0T $hOwn: 998 CL0sed pORt$ P0RT $TATe $eRv!C3 22/TCP OpeN s$h 80/Tcp opEn http Nmap dOne: 1 !P adDrE$z (1 h0$t Up) $cAnnED in 0.05 sEcOnDs |
fortune stegosaurus.
ubuntu ~ $ fortune | cowsay -f stegosaurus _________________________________________ / Knucklehead: "Knock, knock" Pee Wee: \ | "Who's there?" Knucklehead: "Little ol' | | lady." Pee Wee: "Liddle ol' lady who?" | | Knucklehead: "I didn't know you could | \ yodel" / ----------------------------------------- \ . . \ / `. .' " \ .---. < > < > .---. \ | \ \ - ~ ~ - / / | _____ ..-~ ~-..-~ | | \~~~\.' `./~~~/ --------- \__/ \__/ .' O \ / / \ " (_____, `._.' | } \/~~~/ `----. / } | / \__/ `-. | / | / `. ,~~| ~-.__| /_ - ~ ^| /- _ `..-' | / | / ~-. `-. _ _ _ |_____| |_____| ~ - . _ _ _ _ _> |
Make a train roll across your screen.
ubuntu ~ $ sl |
Another secret easter egg in VIM.
Type: :Ni! in the VIM command mode to get this easter egg.
