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Space Station Escape
Operate a mock interactive terminal command system. Fix reactor settings, purge server logs, and execute automated files to escape.
Terminal Shell & Automation Simulator
Enter a gamified, story-driven shell terminal escape room where the graphics engine has failed and cadet keys are the only way home. Navigate folders using commands like cd and ls, delete redundant spam logs, assign executable execution rights with chmod, chain pipelines to sift logs, and hunt key validation strings using Regular Expressions.
Grade 9-12 students who want to build terminal confidence, understand operating systems navigation, and learn scripting foundations.
Operate a mock interactive terminal command system. Fix reactor settings, purge server logs, and execute automated files to escape.
Chain terminal pipelines using pipe (|) and redirection (>) tokens. Filter log files to output critical warnings.
Construct regular expressions matching complex validation strings. Target digits and literals while avoiding noise characters.
Examine file attributes, explore absolute and relative paths, and check write/execute permissions in system files.
Validate command knowledge across 4 modules including shell tools, file operations, redirection streams, and scripting values.
Fulfill lab goals and complete academy quizzes to unlock a secure server-side certificate check, downloading a verified PDF.
Completely self-contained sandbox — no internet required when run locally in the classroom.
Every session ends with a quick 15–20 min real-world task that turns the simulator into a habit.
Learn a simple terminal command on your operating system (e.g. command prompt on Windows or terminal on macOS). Write a short script to log the current date to a file called 'date.log'.
🔒 Privacy-first — never share personal details. Localized for British Columbia.
CLI Cadet is part of our hands-on digital literacy workshops.
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