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  1. 01
    Game guides

    Automating Games at CLI-Games

    Find the scriptable games, edit their durable Bash workspaces, run starter policies, compare results, and understand what current receipts and server proof mean.

  2. 02
    Commands

    awk - Extract Columns and Transform Text

    Learn awk in 5 minutes. Extract columns from files, parse CSVs, and process text data without writing a script.

  3. 03
    Game guides

    Bureaucratic Nightmare: Getting Started

    Spoiler-light help for surviving the Department

  4. 04
    Concepts

    Capture the Flag (CTF)

    What CTF competitions are, how they work, and why they matter for learning security skills

  5. 05
    Commands

    cat - Read Files in the Terminal

    Learn cat for displaying file contents. The simplest way to read files and start pipelines.

  6. 06
    Game guides

    Chess at CLI-Games

    Puzzles, vision training, blindfold mode, and AI opponents - all from the command line

  7. 07
    Game guides

    Chess Opening Principles - Stop Losing in the First 10 Moves

    Learn the 4 opening principles that separate beginners from intermediate players. No memorization required.

  8. 08
    Game guides

    Communication

    How to talk, visit, message, and curl other players on the network

  9. 09
    Commands

    cut - Extract Columns the Simple Way

    Learn cut for extracting columns from text. Simpler than awk for basic field extraction.

  10. 10
    Game guides

    Daily Challenges

    One shared board per day, daily scores, and the commands that bring you back tomorrow

  11. 11
    Game guides

    Dial-Up Days: First Bot Walkthrough

    A spoiler-light walkthrough for getting your first bot back online in Dial-Up Days, from your bedroom to Cyber Grounds and back through the pager.

  12. 12
    Game guides

    Dial-Up Days: Getting Started

    Essential information for new players

  13. 13
    Commands

    find - Locate Files by Name, Type, or Age

    Learn find to locate files anywhere on your system. Search by name, size, date, or type without memorizing your folder structure.

  14. 14
    Game guides

    Friends & Challenges

    The relationship system and how to challenge other players to games

  15. 15
    Commands

    grep - Search for Text in Files

    Learn grep to search files for patterns. Find errors in logs, locate config values, and filter output instantly.

  16. 16
    Commands

    head - See the First Lines

    Learn head for viewing the beginning of files. Quick previews and extracting top results.

  17. 17
    Game guides

    Keys & Hidden Unlocks

    How earned keys reveal commands, themes, shells, rooms, and hidden game modes

  18. 18
    Commands

    sed - Find and Replace from the Command Line

    Learn sed for find-and-replace in files. Fix typos, transform text, and edit without opening an editor.

  19. 19
    Commands

    sort - Put Lines in Order

    Learn sort for ordering text. Alphabetical, numerical, by column - essential for data analysis pipelines.

  20. 20
    Commands

    tail - See the Last Lines

    Learn tail for viewing the end of files. Check recent logs and grab bottom results.

  21. 21
    Game guides

    Termiclanker: Player Base Walkthrough

    Build, test, deploy, discover, and raid a player-authored Termiclanker base with defensive and attacking shell scripts.

  22. 22
    Game guides

    The Accidental Series

    Medieval comedy crawlers in which a turnip farmer keeps stumbling into larger problems

  23. 23
    Game guides

    The Network

    Every player is a host on a shared network — identity, discovery, firewalls, and the infrastructure that ties it all together

  24. 24
    Game guides

    The Range: Live CTF

    How to enter The Range, work a live Linux target, submit flags, and follow the competition

  25. 25
    Commands

    tr - Translate and Transform Characters

    Learn tr for character translation. Convert case, delete characters, decode ROT13 - all in one command.

  26. 26
    Commands

    uniq - Count and Remove Duplicates

    Learn uniq for counting duplicates and finding repeated patterns. Essential for frequency analysis.

  27. 27
    Commands

    wc - Count Lines, Words, and Characters

    Learn wc for counting lines, words, and bytes. Quick stats on files and pipeline output.

  28. 28
    Game guides

    Word-King

    An eight-word royal run guided by directional placement and a hidden theme