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 > flashcards in your terminal! This script was inspired by a basic script i saw in a youtube video by a user named nixcasts. I Like the Anki flashcard system and so im working to replicate it in a simple manner using plain text documents and a shell script to aid my ability to study with active recall and spaced repetition.
 
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