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Gamify Command-line learning through Terminus, a text-based adventure game.

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  • Students don’t understand Unix commands (cd, ls, cat, etc).
  • Text-based adventuring using Unix commands can help students with acronyms and workflow by practicing in a safe (and sandboxed) environment.
  • Check out Terminus, by Michele Pratusevich, for your students to learn Unix.

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