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I built a daily Linux command-line quiz because I kept forgetting flags

A developer built getchowned, a daily command-line quiz that asks three questions to help users remember Linux command flags and syntax. The quiz features recall, build, and read questions, with new content daily and streaks to encourage consistency. The developer is seeking feedback on difficulty and coverage of commands.

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I use the command line every day and still forget command options that I've typed a hundred times.

You know the ones: find syntax, the difference between -exec and xargs — gone the moment I need them.

So I built getchowned: three quick questions a day to keep the muscle memory alive.

Recall — name the command for a task

Build — assemble one from a prompt

Read — explain what a given command does

New questions daily, streaks to keep you honest, free, no signup. I'd love feedback from this crowd on two things:

Difficulty — too easy, too obscure, about right?

Coverage — which commands or flags are worth adding? I want the stuff people actually forget, not trivia.

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