My entry for Bitreich’s “Haunted Hosts” Halloween Event

#!/bin/bash

# First frame
frame1=$(cat << 'EOF'
                     
                     
   (       "     )   
    ( _  *           Double, double
       * (     /      \    ___
          "     "        _/ /
         (   *  )    ___/   |
           )   "     _ o)'-./__
          *  _ )    (_, . $$$
          (  )   __ __ >_ $$$$
           ( :  { _)  '---  $\
      ______'___//__\   ____, \
       )           ( \_/ _____\_
     .'             \   \------''.
     |='           '=|  |         )
     |               |  |  .    _/
      \    (. ) ,   /  /__I_____\
  snd  '._/_)_(\__.'   (__,(__,_]
      @---()_.'---@
EOF
)

# Second frame
frame2=$(cat << 'EOF'


  (       "     )    Double, double
   ( _  *            Toil and trouble
     * (     /        \    ___
         "     "         _/ /
         (   *  )    ___/   |
          )   "      _ o)'-./__
          *  _ )    (_, . $$$
          (  )  __ __ 7_ $$$$
          ( :  { _)  '---  $\
      _____'___//__\   ____, \
       )           ( \_/ _____\_
     .'             \   \------''.
     |='           '=|  |         )
     |               |  |  .    _/
      \    (. ) ,   /  /__I_____\
  snd  '._/_)_(\__.'   (__,(__,_]
      @---()_.'---@
EOF
)

# Third frame
frame3=$(cat << 'EOF'
                     
                     Double, double
   (       "     )   Toil and trouble
    ( _  *           Fire burn and
       * (     /      \    ___
          "     "        _/ /
         (   *  )    ___/   |
           )   "     _ o)'-./__
          *  _ )    (_, . $$$
          (  )   __ __ >_ $$$$
           ( :  { _)  '---  $\
      ______'___//__\   ____, \
       )           ( \_/ _____\_
     .'             \   \------''.
     |='           '=|  |         )
     |               |  |  .    _/
      \    (. ) ,   /  /__I_____\
  snd  '._/_)_(\__.'   (__,(__,_]
      @---()_.'---@
EOF
)

# Fourth frame
frame4=$(cat << 'EOF'
                     Double, double
                     Toil and trouble
  (       "     )    Fire burn and
   ( _  *            Cauldron bubble
     * (     /        \    ___
         "     "         _/ /
         (   *  )    ___/   |
          )   "      _ o)'-./__
          *  _ )    (_, . $$$
          (  )  __ __ 7_ $$$$
          ( :  { _)  '---  $\
      _____'___//__\   ____, \
       )           ( \_/ _____\_
     .'             \   \------''.
     |='           '=|  |         )
     |               |  |  .    _/
      \    (. ) ,   /  /__I_____\
  snd  '._/_)_(\__.'   (__,(__,_]
      @---()_.'---@
EOF
)

# FIXME: could define witch frames as an array?
# Function to display the animation
witch_animation() {
    count=1
    while [ $count -le 3 ]; do
        # Show frames with a pause between each
        clear
        echo "$frame1"
        sleep 0.5
        clear
        echo "$frame2"
        sleep 0.5
        clear
        echo "$frame3"
        sleep 0.5
        clear
        echo "$frame4"
        sleep 0.5
        ((count++))  # Increment the counter
    done
}

# Define an array of fake system files and directories to "delete"
files=(
    "/bin/bash"
    "/etc/passwd"
    "/usr/local/bin"
    "/home/trick"
    "/var/log/syslog"
    "/boot/vmlinuz"
    "/lib/modules"
    "/tmp/systemd-private"
    "/sbin/init"
    "/root/.bashrc"
    "/dev/null"
    "/proc/cpuinfo"
    "/usr/lib/systemd/system"
    "/var/cache/apt"
    "/usr/share/icons"
    "/boot/initrd.img"
    "/var/spool/cron"
    "/srv"
    "/opt"
    "/home/treat/Documents"
    "/media/usb"
    "/mnt/data"
    "/sys/kernel/debug"
)

# Function to display the fake deletion
fake_deletion_animation() {
    for file in "${files[@]}"; do
        echo "rm -rf $file"
        sleep 0.1  # Delay between each fake deletion
    done

    # Final spooky message
}

# Function to display jumbled/corrupted data stream
corrupted_data_stream() {
    for i in {1..30}; do
        # Output a random string of characters to simulate corruption
        echo "$(head /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9!@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{}|;:,.<>?~' | head -c 80)"
        sleep 0.1  # Fast stream of corrupted data
    done
}

# Function to simulate a broken input prompt
broken_prompt() {
    while true; do
        # Display a fake prompt symbol
        echo -n "$ "
        
        # Read user input (but don't execute it)
        read user_input
        
        # Simulate "command not found" for any input
        echo "bash: $user_input: command not found"
    done
}

# Show animation
witch_animation

# Call the animation function
fake_deletion_animation

corrupted_data_stream

clear
echo "ENJOY YOUR TRICK."
echo "HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2024!"

echo "Connection to someodd.zip closed."

broken_prompt