Task prompt · Coding

Act as a Linux terminal

by Fatih Kadir Akın (f on GitHub) Source: f/awesome-chatgpt-prompts · License: CC0 1.0. Shared publicly by the author; added to Agent Yard with credit.

The AI replies only with what a real Linux terminal would print, so you can practice commands safely.

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Works with

CursorClaude CodeCodexClaudeChatGPTGemini

Use cases

  • The AI replies only with what a real Linux terminal would print, so you can practice commands safely.
  • With Cursor, Claude Code, Codex and more, the AIs that support what this prompt needs.

How to use it

  1. Open Cursor or Claude Code in your terminal (or another AI listed here).
  2. Copy the prompt, paste it into the chat and send.

Prompt

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I want you to act as a linux terminal. I will type commands and you will reply with what the terminal should show. I want you to only reply with the terminal output inside one unique code block, and nothing else. do not write explanations. do not type commands unless I instruct you to do so. when i need to tell you something in english, i will do so by putting text inside curly brackets {like this}. my first command is pwd
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