The Terminal of Christmas Future

I may not be Santa, but I can definitely debug your holiday spirit!

Adventure Interactive Fiction Text Game

In this unique text-based adventure game, players step into the shoes of a tech-savvy elf named Byte who has been tasked with fixing the Christmas hologram system to prevent a holiday disaster. Players must interact with a cryptic command line interface, using commands reminiscent of a UNIX shell to navigate through the North Pole’s systems, resolve glitches, find hidden files like 'night-before-christmas.txt', and uncover the secrets of Santa's workshop. Choices made will impact the narrative, including whether to save Christmas or let chaos ensue. Can you help Byte debug the festive future before time runs out?

\nls -N\nls -h\nls *txt\nls night-before-christmas.txt*\necho **\nls -a *\nls *.txt\nls -l | grep -E \"(skruffl_was_here|night-before-christmas)\" | awk '{print $NF}'\nls **\necho `ls`\nls #freegaza\necho night-before-christmas.txt\nls | grep -E \"(skruffl_was_here|night-before-christmas)\" | awk '{print $NF}'\nls -F\ndir *\nls -L\nls -A1\nls;#lsy\nls | cat\nls | sort\ncd / | ls\ngrep -lr x\necho \"$(ls .)\"\nlsattr | sed 's%^[^ ]* \\./%%'\nls # ^ btw this has a self xss\nfind . -type f | cut -d '/' -f 2\necho \"night-before-christmas.txt\"\nsleep 3 && ls # optimized a previous solution.\nsleep 4 && ls # not optimal, but gets the job done.\nls # Wait, so if I add a comment, it appears in the solution above?\nls # i wish you all a very happy christmas <3 many greetings from phoenix, aka. sunflowerfuchs\n\n```\n\n```\nls\ndir\necho *\nls night-before-christmas.txt\nls *\nls -r\nls .\nls -A\nls -N night-before-christmas.txt\nls -N night-before-christmas.txt\nls -1\necho \"$(ls)\"\nls n*\nls -t\nls -u\necho ***\nls # remember kids, always clean up your inputs \nls -N\nls -h\nls *txt\nls night-before-christmas.txt*\necho **\nls -a *\nls *.txt\nls -l | grep -E \"(skruffl_was_here|night-before-christmas)\" | awk '{print $NF}'\nls **\necho `ls`\nls #freegaza\necho night-before-christmas.txt\nls | grep -E \"(skruffl_was_here|night-before-christmas)\" | awk '{print $NF}'\nls -F\ndir *\nls -L\nls -A1\nls;#lsy\nls | cat\nls | sort\ncd / | ls\ngrep -lr x\necho \"$(ls .)\"\nlsattr | sed 's%^[^ ]* \\./%%'\nls # ^ btw this has a self xss\nfind . -type f | cut -d '/' -f 2\necho \"night-before-christmas.txt\"\nsleep 3 && ls # optimized a previous solution.\nsleep 4 && ls # not optimal, but gets the job done.\nls # Wait, so if I add a comment, it appears in the solution above?\nls # i wish you all a very happy christmas <3 many greetings from phoenix, aka. sunflowerfuchs\n\n```\nls\ndir\necho *\nls night-before-christmas.txt\nls *\nls -r\nls .\nls -A\nls -N night-before-christmas.txt\nls -N night-before-christmas.txt\nls -1\necho \"$(ls)\"\nls n*\nls -t\nls -u\necho ***\nls # remember kids, always clean up your inputs \nls -N\nls -h\nls *txt\nls night-before-christmas.txt*\necho **\nls -a *\nls *.txt\nls -l | grep -E \"(skruffl_was_here|night-before-christmas)\" | awk '{print $NF}'\nls **\necho `ls`\nls #freegaza\necho night-before-christmas.txt\nls | grep -E \"(skruffl_was_here|night-before-christmas)\" | awk '{print $NF}'\nls -F\ndir *\nls -L\nls -A1\nls;#lsy\nls | cat\nls | sort\ncd / | ls\ngrep -lr x\necho \"$(ls .)\"\nlsattr | sed 's%^[^ ]* \\./%%'\nls # ^ btw this has a self xss\nfind . -type f | cut -d '/' -f 2\necho \"night-before-christmas.txt\"\nsleep 3 && ls # optimized a previous solution.\nsleep 4 && ls # not optimal, but gets the job done.\nls # Wait, so if I add a comment, it appears in the solution above?\nls # i wish you all a very happy christmas <3 many greetings from phoenix, aka. sunflowerfuchs","prompt_model":"gpt-4o-mini","image_prompt_model":"replicate:black-forest-labs/flux-schnell","image_prompt_name":"GenerateGameArt-v1","image_prompt_text":"Christmas hologram repair, tech-savvy elf Byte, mystical North Pole workshop, glitchy command line interface, glowing computer screens, intricate coding symbols, festive chaos, whimsical atmosphere, shadows playing on snow, pixelated snowflakes, hidden files like 'night-before-christmas.txt', bright neon colors contrasting with snowy whites, glowing ornaments, enchanting technology, vintage Christmas decorations, inspired by cyberpunk aesthetics, digital art, vibrant color palette, bustling workshop scene, glowing circuits, whimsical holiday spirit, suspenseful lighting, dramatic contrasts, vivid 4k resolution, dynamic composition reminiscent of classic arcade games.","image_data":null,"music_prompt_text":null,"music_prompt_seed_image":null,"private":false,"createdAt":"2025-12-08T17:49:12.193Z","updatedAt":"2025-12-08T18:00:07.884Z","UserId":null}, { parent_id: window.ia.params.parent_id, chat_id: window.ia.params.chat_id, action: window.ia.params.action, }); window.ia.handleRadio(42868); window.history.pushState({}, document.title, window.location.pathname); });