Simple Bash script English Spelling Game for kids
Ask your 5-7 years old kid to learn and practice English spelling is a nightmare for both of you. The harder you try, the worst you'll get. An instant solution is to download a couple of spelling games from the App store or Play store to the smartphone, and let the kids mess with it. However, I am finding this less controllable because I cannot customised the words I want them to learn. So, I thought why don't I just make one for them. My skills are currently limited to some Bash commands and my previous Perl experience should be enough for me to complete the task. In order for you to use this script, you need a Mac computer (with OS X 10.6 or later) and its Terminal.app. Download the "spelling_game_v1.zip" file which contains the Bash script (spelling_script_v1.sh) and the word list file (wordlist.txt). Remember to checksum: MD5 = c8e60745142b7b78151e3aacf5404a24. Place the zip file in your Documents folder, then unzip it. Launch your Term...