The wine cellar wall flickers. A hidden door appears — but only ls -a can see it. Beyond the false stone lies a chapel with five secret areas, guarded by a monster who fears knowledge.

🎯 Quest Objectives

Use ls -a to reveal the hidden .CHAPEL directory
Navigate into .CHAPEL and explore the courtyard
Reach the aviary and find the feather clue
Consult man pages to learn the monster’s weakness
Navigate to the hall and defeat ./monster
Enter the library and collect the ancient tome
Explore the graveyard — optional but rewarding

�️ Quest Prerequisites

Cellar side-quest complete
Comfortable with ls, cd, and basic file reading

⚡ Command Cheatsheet

Command	What It Does
`ls -a`	List all files, including hidden ones (names starting with `.`)
`ls -la`	Long format + all files
`man command`	Open the manual page for a command
`info command`	Alternative documentation viewer
`command --help`	Quick built-in help
`q`	Quit the `man` pager
`/keyword`	Search inside `man` — then `n` for next match

About Dotfiles and Hidden Directories

Any file or directory whose name begins with . is hidden from ls by default. Use ls -a to see them.

ls
# regular_file  visible_dir/

ls -a
# .  ..  .CHAPEL/  .hidden_scroll  regular_file  visible_dir/

. is the current directory. .. is the parent. Do not delete either.

🗺️ Walkthrough

Step 1 — Reveal the hidden chapel

From the cellar:

ls -a
# .  ..  armoury/  .CHAPEL/  emerald_amulet  dusty_scroll  recipe*  scrap/  vault/

.CHAPEL/ is invisible with plain ls — only ls -a shows it.

Step 2 — Enter and explore the courtyard

cd .CHAPEL
ls -F
# courtyard/  hall/  library/  graveyard/

cd courtyard
ls -F
# aviary/  birdbath  stone_bench
cat birdbath
# "Birds know the secret. Look to the aviary."

Step 3 — The aviary clue

cd aviary
ls -F
# eagle*  feather  perch/
cat feather
# "The monster fears: man grep"

This tells you to consult man grep — the solution to defeating the monster is hidden in the grep manual.

Step 4 — Study the man page

man grep
# Opens the pager. Search with /pattern
# Press / then type "line number" and press Enter
# Press q to quit

Tip: man grep | grep "\-n" pipes the manual through grep to find the -n flag quickly.

The relevant knowledge: grep -n prints line numbers. The hall monster demands you specify which line contains the incantation.

Step 5 — Navigate to the hall and fight

cd ../hall
ls -F
# inscription  monster*  locked_door

cat inscription
# "Invoke grep with the flag that shows line numbers."

./monster
# The monster demands: "Which grep flag shows line numbers?"
# Your answer: -n
# The monster falls!

Step 6 — Collect the tome from the library

cd ../library
ls -F
# tome  reading_nook/

cat tome
# The Ancient Tome of Shell Knowledge — tome fragment obtained.
inventory

Step 7 (Optional) — Explore the graveyard

cd ../graveyard
ls -a
# columbarium/  .mausoleum/  royal_tombs/  epitaph

cat epitaph
# "Here lie commands executed without --help."

The mausoleum is another hidden directory. Explore it for bonus lore and a secret item.

💡 Common Pitfalls

Problem	Cause	Fix
`No such directory: .CHAPEL`	Used `ls` instead of `ls -a`	Always use `ls -a` when searching
`man` opens strange pager	Default pager not `less`	Press `q` to quit; or `export PAGER=less`
Monster won’t accept answer	Case sensitivity	Try both `n` and `-n`
Tome not in inventory	Used `less` instead of `cat`	`cat tome` adds it to inventory

✅ Validation

You can explain why ls -a is needed to see .CHAPEL
You know how to search inside a man page
The monster is defeated
The ancient tome is in your inventory
You explored at least four of the five chapel sub-areas

➡️ Next Steps

Complete other branches → Vault · Scrap
Enter the final gauntlet → The Rift
Back to hub → Bashcrawl Hub

📚 External Resources

Continue your terminal adventure with these resources:

Bashcrawl Web Demo — Play in your browser, no installation required
Bashcrawl on GitHub — Source code, setup, and open contributions
GNU Bash Manual — Official Bash reference: knowledge for every hero
IT-Journey Bashcrawl Hub — Full quest series and walkthroughs
ExplainShell — Instantly decode any command in the realm

Knowledge defeats what swords cannot. The chapel’s secrets are yours. ⛪