the python program would run with nohup, so if you typed things it recognized (including "shut up", which made it do that) it would respond accordingly.
the idea was, as you learned how to use the cli, it would give you pointers, tell you useful things you could do. id post it here, though i never loaded it with as many tips as i wanted (i think i started working on it with my wife in mind.)
anyway, here are some very simple things you can do in your .bashrc, unless youre using busybox:
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alias usualhelp="bash -c 'help'"
alias help="/usr/local/bin/help"
then if you type help, you can put a file in there that will give you a text menu of options if you dont specify a word after "help" or if you say for example "help network" it can go directly to a "page" (or even another program) to help you with network stuff.
i know puppyhelp is quite useful. a cli version could be quite useful also.
pete, i know you like the idea. what should be added?