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by anotherhue 872 days ago
Alas, sl is a command name already well taken. https://github.com/mtoyoda/sl
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I have a pernicious habit of throwing sl on any shared server I manage.

There's also: https://github.com/rwos/gti

As you might guess, it's for git typos and renders a Volkswagen Golf GTI.

Amusingly, if your typo is gti push or gti pull it also includes a stick man pushing or pulling the vehicle.

I honestly can't tell if this is a joke.
It is a joke, and a rather old one. It used to be somewhat common for sysadmins to add it to shared systems as a little harmless prank on their users.

Some of us yet keep the torch lit...

Can't tell if joke command is joke.
fwiw I installed it as a cruel joke once, while teaching a clumsy typer about linux.