Terminal Commands Reference

This document lists all commands available in the interactive 404 terminal and their behavior.

• help: Show interactive help menu. In CTF mode shows CTF-specific commands. Clickable commands auto-type.

  • Usage: help

• ls: List available routes (normal mode) or files (CTF mode). Supports -a to show hidden files in CTF mode.

  • Usage: ls, ls -a

• pwd: Print the current requested path.

  • Usage: pwd

• whoami: Show basic visitor/session info and browser string.

  • Usage: whoami

• ip: Fetch and display your public IP and approximate geolocation (uses ipapi.co). Runs asynchronously.

  • Usage: ip

• date: Show current date/time.

  • Usage: date

• history: Show recent commands entered in the terminal session.

  • Usage: history

• joke: Display a random programming joke.

  • Usage: joke

• quote: Display an inspirational programming quote.

  • Usage: quote

• fortune: Show a random fortune-cookie style message.

  • Usage: fortune

• cowsay: Show an ASCII cow with a random message.

  • Usage: cowsay

• matrix: Animated Matrix-style display played for a few frames (asynchronous).

  • Usage: matrix

• sudo: Playful permission-denied responses.

  • Usage: sudo

• ssh: Simulated SSH connection. If called with secret (e.g. ssh secret) it enters CTF mode.

  • Usage: ssh [target]
  • Example: ssh secret → enters CTF mode with prompt ctf@secrets:~$

• hack: Animated mock “hack” progress sequence (asynchronous), then suggests ssh secret.

  • Usage: hack

• echo: Repeat the provided message.

  • Usage: echo hello world

• about: Short about text for Xavier’s portfolio.

  • Usage: about

• socials: Lists configured social links (from window.SOCIALS). Links open in new tab.

  • Usage: socials

• banner: Displays an ASCII banner of the site header.

  • Usage: banner

• cat: Read file contents. In CTF mode supports readme.md, flag.txt and in .hidden/flag.txt shows an encoded flag you can click to copy.

  • Usage: cat <filename>
  • Example (CTF): cat readme.md, cat flag.txt (in .hidden will reveal base64 string)

• sl: Steam locomotive easter egg (animated train). Typo of ls.

  • Usage: sl

• man: Show short manual pages for some commands (e.g., man cd, man ls).

  • Usage: man <command>

• home: Redirect to home route (uses ROUTES.home if available).

  • Usage: home

• clear: Clear the terminal output.

  • Usage: clear

• secret: A secret helper command. With no args shows a hint; secret clue or secret help prints SSH hint to use ssh secret.

  • Usage: secret, secret clue

CTF Mode Specific Commands (only available after ssh secret):

• decode: Decode a base64 string. Clickable decoded output can be copied to clipboard.

  • Usage: decode <base64-string>
  • Example: decode RmxhZ3tXM2xsX0QwbjN9 ⇒ Flag{W3ll_D0n3}

• hint: Show a CTF hint.

  • Usage: hint

• submit: Submit the decoded flag. On success it redirects to the configured certificate URL.

  • Usage: submit Flag{W3ll_D0n3}

• exit: Exit CTF mode and return to normal terminal mode/prompt.

  • Usage: exit

Notes

• Many commands accept -h or --help to display usage information (e.g., ls -h, cat -h, decode -h, submit -h).
• When a command runs asynchronously (e.g., ip, matrix, sl, hack) input is blocked until completion.
• Clickable elements (decoded flags, encoded strings) use the Clipboard API when available with fallbacks.

If you want, I can also:

• Generate a printable cheatsheet PDF from this markdown.
• Add this reference into the site navigation or README.md.

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