📑 Cheatsheets
Fast, scannable reference cards for the tools you reach for every day. These are the reference companions to the quests — keep them open in a tab while you work.
Command line
- Bash Cheatsheet — essential commands,
variables, functions, and control-flow patterns for the shell.
- PowerShell Cheatsheet — scripting reference
for Windows system administration and automation.
Content authoring
💡 Looking to learn these tools rather than look them up? Start with the
Terminal Fundamentals quest or browse the
full quest map.
Linked mentions
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PowerShell Profile and Environment Setup
notes
Set persistent environment variables, sync your PowerShell profile from a GitHub gist, and reload the shell — the commands worth keeping close.
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Codex Glossary: Fantasy Terms to IT Reality
quests
The canonical lexicon of the IT-Journey realm — every fantasy term decoded into the technology behind it, from spells and scripts to golems and pipelines.
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bashcrawl and Beyond: Extending a Terminal Dungeon Adventure
quests
Study how the bashcrawl terminal dungeon is built from directories, scrolls, and scripts, then extend it with new rooms, hidden secrets, and combat.
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Bashcrawl Quest: Terminal Adventure RPG
quests
Explore nine Bashcrawl chambers to master navigation, permissions, environment variables, symlinks, and pipes in a gamified terminal RPG adventure.
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The Codex: Epic Quests & Reference
quests
The Codex gathers IT-Journey's epic quests — multi-session campaigns that build real systems end to end — alongside the world map and glossary.