---
name: opus-5-5-pelican-explains-a-shell-command
description: "Use when you want a video like @goodside's \"Animated pelican explains a shell command\". Runs their exact Claude Opus 5.5 prompt."
source: https://x.com/goodside/status/2103149526244618682
prompt_source: https://x.com/goodside/status/2103149526244618682
author: "Riley Goodside (@goodside)"
model: claude-opus-5-5
---

# Pelican Explains a Shell Command

A free prompt from the Omo "Opus 5.5 videos" collection.

- Made by Riley Goodside (@goodside) and shared on X: https://x.com/goodside/status/2103149526244618682
- Prompt quoted word for word from the original post: https://x.com/goodside/status/2103149526244618682
- Model as stated by the creator: Claude Opus 5.5. Omo has not re-run it, so your result will differ.
- Tools the creator mentioned: Kokoro TTS
- Needs your own files: no

## How to use

1. Open Claude Code (or another agent running Claude Opus 5.5 that can write and run code).
2. Paste the prompt below.
3. Replace the creator's product, brand or topic with yours.
4. Let it render, then ask for changes in plain words.

## Prompt

```text
Create a 30s animated video with sythesized voice where an animated pelican on a unicycle explains the shell command `w | tail -n +3 | cut -d ' ' -f1 | sort -u` with visuals while juggling several fish.
```

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The prompt belongs to its creator. Listed on omo.space with credit and a link to the original post.
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