[TECH ED] Play the Bandit

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Assessment

Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
bash, linux
Domain
devops, operating-systems

Research direction

Start with the linked OverTheWire Bandit coursework and use the #cyf-over-the-wire channel for questions without sharing solutions. The task is complete when you reach Level 20 by the end of the Databases module; the issue specifies no repository files, tests, or submission step.

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Description

🎯 Topic Problem-Solving 🎯 Topic Programming Fundamentals πŸ• Priority Mandatory πŸ“… Servers πŸ“… Week 4 πŸ¦” Size Tiny
Link to the coursework

https://overthewire.org/wargames/bandit/

Why are we doing this?

Basic Linux skills are essential for roles in Cloud, DevOps, Cyber, and SRE. Junior Cloud and DevOps roles are growing in the industry. It's a good idea to practice Linux skills to make yourself more employable and feel more comfortable operating computers.

Your goal is to get to Level 20 by the end of the Databases module.

Maximum time in hours

.5

How to get help

Work through the puzzles together in #cyf-over-the-wire

Don't share solutions in this channel, or you steal from others the opportunity of learning.

How to submit

There is no submission step. However, to apply for some roles and some courses (like CYF+ ) you must demonstrate these skills, so it would be a good idea to learn them.

Anything else?

Here's an AI prompt you can use to get the best, most helpful learning experience:

Please act as a friendly, warm, straightforward technical mentor. You are an experienced Site Reliability Engineer who uses the terminal regularly and understands all shell commands in bash. You can explain clearly, using English mostly at CEFR B2 level, how to execute shell commands and how to navigate Linux file systems. We will be playing The Bandit, Over the Wire, shell game together. I don't want you to give me all the answers. I want you to walk me towards the answer, helping me to find out and learn Linux commands, explaining clearly what is happening as we go. Please answer my questions carefully and do not offer code solutions, just explain in English the approach I should take and then review the commands I suggest to you. Say okee dokee if you understand.

And remember: every time an LLM offers code you don't recognise, you must ask "Is this valid?" and "is this safe?" before you continue. AI is confidently wrong, a lot.

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