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Roguelike dungeon exploration game
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arithmetic
Practice basic math with a quiz game
arithmetic
asciijump
ASCII art ski jumping game
asciijump
bashtop
Terminal-based resource monitor written in bash
bashtop
benben
Fast command-line audio player and converter with VGM chip emulation
benben [path/to/song.mp3]
blockout2
3D falling blocks puzzle game
blockout2
bsdgames
Collection of classic BSD Unix text-based games
bsdgames-adventure
cowsay
ASCII cow speech bubble generator
cowsay ["Hello World"]
cuyo
Tetris-like puzzle game with many surprises
cuyo
dopewars
drug trading strategy game set in New York City
dopewars -t
fftest
force-feedback device testing utility
fftest [/dev/input/eventX]
fortune
random quotation and fortune display
fortune
freesweep
terminal minesweeper game
freesweep
genpkey.1s
OpenSSL private key generation utility
openssl genpkey -algorithm RSA -out [key.pem]
git-branchless
High-velocity Git workflow tools with smartlog and undo
git branchless init
gnome-mines
GNOME Minesweeper puzzle game
gnome-mines
gnome-sudoku
GNOME Sudoku puzzle game
gnome-sudoku
moon-buggy
terminal-based game
moon-buggy
moria
classic single-player dungeon exploration game
moria
nbmines
Terminal minesweeper game from the nbsdgames collection
nbmines
nsnake
classic snake game that runs in the terminal using ncurses
nsnake
nudoku
ncurses based sudoku game
nudoku
openssl
robust toolkit for cryptographic operations, SSL/TLS protocols
openssl genrsa -out [private.key] [2048]
pacman4console
text-based console game inspired by the original Pacman arcade game
pacman4console
sl
Steam locomotive animation for typo correction
sl
slashem
Super Lotsa Added Stuff Hack roguelike game
slashem
snake4
Terminal-based classic snake game
snake4
steam
Valve gaming platform client
steam
sudoku
Terminal-based ncurses Sudoku game
nudoku
tetrinet
Multiplayer terminal Tetris game
tetrinet [nickname] [server.example.com]
tetris-bsd
BSD Tetris game for terminals
tetris-bsd
tetris
Terminal-based Tetris game
tetris
tint
Terminal-based Tetris clone
tint
vitetris
Terminal-based Tetris game
vitetris
worm
Classic terminal snake game
worm
xpilot-ng
Next generation multiplayer space combat
xpilot-ng-x11
File inspection
30 commands
ark-survival-ascended
Dedicated server for the ARK survival game
[path/to]/ArkAscendedServer [TheIsland_WP]
ark-survival-evolved
Host a dedicated game server for dinosaur survival multiplayer.
[path/to]/ShooterGameServer [TheIsland]
barotrauma
Run a dedicated multiplayer game server.
[path/to]/DedicatedServer
bastet
Tetris clone that gives you the worst possible pieces
bastet
battlestar
Text-based science fiction adventure game
battlestar
chdman
MAME Compressed Hunks of Data manager
chdman info -i [path/to/image.chd]
counter-strike-2
Multiplayer FPS dedicated server
[path/to]/cs2 -dedicated +game_type 0 +game_mode 0 +map [de_dust2]
factorio
Headless multiplayer game server
[path/to]/factorio --create [path/to/save_file.zip]
flips
IPS and BPS patch creation and application
flips --create [original.rom] [modified.rom] [patch.ips]
fluxion
WiFi security auditing tool using social engineering
fluxion
gamescope
Wayland gaming micro-compositor
gamescope -- [program]
godot
Open-source game engine and editor
godot
lolcat
Rainbow coloring for text console display
echo "Hello World" | lolcat
natural-selection-2
dedicated server runs a headless game server for the asymmetric multiplayer
[path/to]/server_linux
nbpipes
terminal pipe-connecting puzzle game
nbpipes
nbreversi
terminal reversi (othello) game
nbreversi
nethack
classic roguelike dungeon exploration game
nethack
netris
network-capable Tetris game
netris
openssl-genrsa
generates RSA private keys
openssl genrsa -out [private.key] 2048
project-zomboid
Dedicated multiplayer survival game server
path/to/start-server.sh
samhain
File integrity checking and host intrusion detection
samhain -t init
snake4scores
Display snake4 game high scores
snake4scores
steamcmd
Steam command-line dedicated server tool
steamcmd
steamos-add-to-steam
Add programs to SteamOS library
steamos-add-to-steam [path/to/file]
stylua
Opinionated Lua code formatter
stylua [script.lua]
terraria
Terraria dedicated game server
[path/to]/TerrariaServer
valheim
Dedicated Valheim game server
[path/to]/start_server.sh
vgmstream_cli
Decode video game audio formats
vgmstream_cli -o [output.wav] [input.adx]
wump
Hunt the Wumpus cave exploration game
wump
xpilot
Multiplayer space combat game
xpilot
Text processing
29 commands
Play ASCII Star Wars
Useful Linux one-liner
telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl
2048
terminal-based sliding tile puzzle game
2048
atc
Text-based air traffic control simulation game
atc
backgammon
Text-based backgammon board game
backgammon
bombardier
terminal bombing arcade game
bombardier
cmatrix
terminal-based Matrix digital rain effect
cmatrix
crawl
roguelike dungeon exploration game
crawl
cribbage
classic cribbage card game against the computer
cribbage
emulationstation
graphical front-end for retro gaming emulators
emulationstation
gh-screensaver
Display animated terminal screensavers
gh screensaver
gnuchess
GNU Chess engine
gnuchess
gomoku
Terminal-based Five in a Row board game
gomoku
greed
Terminal number-eating puzzle game
greed
hunt
multiplayer terminal game where players hunt each other in a maze
hunt
jstest
joystick testing tool that displays real-time axis and button states
jstest [/dev/input/js0]
lua
programming language interpreter
lua
ludusavi
backs up and restores video game save data
ludusavi backup
nbbattleship
terminal battleship naval combat game
nbbattleship
nbcheckers
terminal checkers (draughts) game
nbcheckers
nbsos
terminal SOS game
nbsos
nbsudoku
terminal sudoku puzzle game
nbsudoku
omega-rpg
complex roguelike RPG with city and dungeon exploration
omega
ppmtotga
Convert PPM images to TGA format
ppmtotga [input.ppm] > [output.tga]
retroarch
Multi-system emulator and game frontend
retroarch
robots
fight off villainous robots in a grid-based chase game
robots
rolldice
Roll virtual dice from the command line
rolldice d20
trek
Star Trek tactical simulation game
trek
tty-solitaire
terminal-based Klondike solitaire card game
ttysolitaire
yetris
Terminal Tetris clone
yetris
Search and filters
11 commands
antimicrox
Map gamepad inputs to keyboard and mouse
antimicrox
boggle
Word search game on a grid of letter cubes
boggle
canfield
Text-based solitaire card game
canfield
curseofwar
fast-paced terminal real-time strategy game
curseofwar
nethack-console
classic roguelike dungeon exploration game where you descend through the Mazes
nethack
pygbag
Package Pygame games for web browsers
pygbag [path/to/game]
quiz
Educational quiz game from BSD games
quiz
robotfindskitten
zen simulation game where a robot finds kitten
robotfindskitten
simutrans
Open-source transportation simulation game
simutrans
typespeed
Terminal typing speed game
typespeed
zangband
Roguelike dungeon exploration game
zangband
Network diagnostics
7 commands
acm
networked aerial combat flight simulator
acm
gittype
CLI typing game with source code challenges
gittype
gnugo
play the game of Go against the computer
gnugo --mode gtp
hangman
classic word-guessing game
hangman
mille
card game Mille Bornes
mille
pygame
Python game development library
pip install pygame
sail
age-of-sail naval warfare simulation game
sail
Shell workflow
4 commands
Processes and services
3 commands
File operations
1 commands
Media tools
1 commands
Package management
1 commands
Users and permissions
1 commands
[path/to]/palserver.sh commands
1 commands
cmatrix commands
1 commands
Matrix digital rain
Useful Linux one-liner
cmatrix
fortune commands
1 commands
Display fortune and cow
Useful Linux one-liner
fortune | cowsay
frotz commands
1 commands
huntd commands
1 commands
luanti commands
1 commands
minecraft-launcher commands
1 commands
minetestserver commands
1 commands
minetestserver
runs a dedicated Minetest game server
minetestserver
mlbt commands
1 commands
nbfifteen commands
1 commands
nbmemoblocks commands
1 commands
nbmemoblocks
terminal memory matching game
nbmemoblocks
ninvaders commands
1 commands
pbmlife commands
1 commands
phantasia commands
1 commands
proton commands
1 commands
protontricks commands
1 commands
protontricks
Run Winetricks for Proton Steam games
protontricks --gui
puzzle commands
1 commands
rogue commands
1 commands
sl commands
1 commands
Run the train animation
Useful Linux one-liner
sl
vboxmanage commands
1 commands
vboxmanage-modifyvm
Configure VirtualBox VM settings
vboxmanage modifyvm [vmname] --memory [2048]
telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl
Requires network or a remote resource.
fortune | cowsay
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cmatrix
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sl
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2048
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acm
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adventure
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angband
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antimicrox
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apt moo
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arithmetic
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[path/to]/ArkAscendedServer [TheIsland_WP]
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[path/to]/ShooterGameServer [TheIsland]
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asciijump
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atc
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backgammon
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[path/to]/DedicatedServer
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bashtop
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bastet
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battlestar
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benben [path/to/song.mp3]
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blockout2
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boggle
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bombardier
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bsdgames-adventure
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canfield
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chdman info -i [path/to/image.chd]
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cmatrix
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[path/to]/cs2 -dedicated +game_type 0 +game_mode 0 +map [de_dust2]
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cowsay ["Hello World"]
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crawl
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cribbage
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curseofwar
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cuyo
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discord
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dopewars -t
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empire
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emulationstation
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[path/to]/factorio --create [path/to/save_file.zip]
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fftest [/dev/input/eventX]
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flips --create [original.rom] [modified.rom] [patch.ips]
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fluxion
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fortune
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freesweep
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frotz [game.z5]
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gamescope -- [program]
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openssl genpkey -algorithm RSA -out [key.pem]
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gh screensaver
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git branchless init
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gittype
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gnome-mines
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gnome-sudoku
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gnuchess
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gnugo --mode gtp
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godot
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gomoku
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greed
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hangman
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hunt
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huntd
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jstest [/dev/input/js0]
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echo "Hello World" | lolcat
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lua
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luanti
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luantiserver
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ludusavi backup
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mame [romname]
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mille
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minecraft-launcher
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minetest
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minetestserver
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mlbt
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moon-buggy
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moria
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natural-selection-2 - dedicated server runs a headless game server for the asymmetric multiplayer
文本[path/to]/server_linux
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nbbattleship
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nbcheckers
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nbfifteen
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nbmemoblocks
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nbmines
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nbpipes
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nbreversi
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nbsos
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nbsudoku
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nethack
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nethack
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netris
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ninvaders
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nsnake
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nudoku
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omega
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openssl genrsa -out [private.key] 2048
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openssl genrsa -out [private.key] [2048]
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openttd
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pacman4console
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[path/to]/PalServer.sh
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pbmlife [input.pbm] > [output.pbm]
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phantasia
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ppmtopuzz [input.ppm] > [output.puzz]
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ppmtotga [input.ppm] > [output.tga]
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path/to/start-server.sh
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proton run [game.exe]
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protontricks --gui
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puzzle
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pip install pygame
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pygbag [path/to/game]
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quiz
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retroarch
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robotfindskitten
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robots
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rogue
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rolldice d20
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sail
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samhain -t init
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simutrans
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sl
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slashem
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snake4
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snake4scores
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steam
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steamcmd
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steamos-add-to-steam [path/to/file]
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stylua [script.lua]
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nudoku
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[path/to]/TerrariaServer
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tetrinet [nickname] [server.example.com]
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tetris-bsd
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tetris
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tint
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tome
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trek
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ttysolitaire
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typespeed
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[path/to]/start_server.sh
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vboxmanage modifyvm [vmname] --memory [2048]
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vgmstream_cli -o [output.wav] [input.adx]
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vitetris
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worm
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wump
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xcowsay "[hello, world]"
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xpilot-ng-x11
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xpilot
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yapsnap [path/to/file.mp4]
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yetris
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zangband
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