https://github.com/mecaneer23/sl

Cure your bad habit of mistyping, but with python. Original credit to mtoyoda.
https://github.com/mecaneer23/sl

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Cure your bad habit of mistyping, but with python. Original credit to mtoyoda.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mecaneer23/sl
• Owner: mecaneer23
• License: mit
• Created: 2022-10-24T03:25:09.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-07-20T02:24:38.000Z (11 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-09-20T08:44:17.516Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: locomotive, python, sl, steam
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 86.9 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
# SL: Cure your bad habit of mistyping

![Locomotive](sl.png)

SL (Steam Locomotive) runs across your terminal when you type "sl" as

you meant to type "ls". It's just a joke command, and not useful at

all.

Copyright 1993,1998,2014 Toyoda Masashi (mtoyoda@acm.org)

[Original repository (C)](https://github.com/mtoyoda/sl)

## Name

sl - display animations aimed to correct users who accidentally enter **sl** instead of **ls**.

## Synopsis

**sl** \[ **-acFGlr** \]

## Description

**sl** is a highly advanced animation program for curing your bad habit of

mistyping. SL stands for Steam Locomotive.

## Running without installation

```bash

python3 <(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mecaneer23/sl/main/sl.py)

```

## Options

| Flag   | Description                                                                            |

| ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

| **-a** | An accident is occurring. People cry for help.                                         |

| **-c** | Different SL. C51 appears instead of D51.                                              |

| **-F** | It flies.                                                                              |

| **-G** | Different SL. Yellow TGV appears rather than D51.                                      |

| **-l** | Little version. The more 'l's you add, the more passenger cars are added to the train. |

| **-r** | Make the train red. Can be combined with any other options                             |

## See Also

**ls**

## Bugs

It sometimes lists directory contents.