sudo-sandwich

GPT3, sudo make me a sandwich!

xkcd #149 meets DoorDash's dd-cli. A zero-config CLI that refuses to make you a sandwich — until you ask properly — then returns options of where to order one.

Created by David Vatz from Cursor.

Quick start

npx sudo-sandwich

You'll get a short Flibbertigibbeting... moment (cold-open punchline rotates each run), then the sandwich board streams in character-by-character (LLM-style). In demo mode, pick a number to read the description, confirm with Y to fake-checkout, and watch a pithy delivery timeline (≤12s). After delivery: tip the dasher gag (TTY), a shareable ASCII receipt, and a terminal bell (unless quiet).

Skip the typewriter effect: SUDO_SANDWICH_NO_TYPE=1 npx sudo-sandwich
Silence the delivery bell: --quiet / -q or SUDO_SANDWICH_QUIET=1

The refusal gag

npx sudo-sandwich --denied
# make: *** Permission denied. (Hint: you know what to do.)

With real sudo

sudo npx sudo-sandwich
# or
npx sudo-sandwich --granted

Faithful phrase: sudo make me a sandwich!

Opt in to shell wrappers so the literal xkcd line works, while every other make / sudo call passes through unchanged:

npx sudo-sandwich init >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc

Then:

make me a sandwich!
# make: *** Permission denied. (Hint: you know what to do.)

sudo make me a sandwich!
# 🥪 Sandwich acquired...

sudo sudo make me a sandwich!
# Double sudo detected. Sandwich priority elevated to realtime.

Undo

1. Remove the # >>> sudo-sandwich >>> … # <<< sudo-sandwich <<< block from ~/.zshrc (or ~/.bashrc).
2. In the current shell: unfunction make sudo (zsh) or unset -f make sudo (bash).

Live DoorDash vs demo data

DoorDash's official CLI (dd-cli) is currently in beta (waitlist). Hybrid by design:

1. If dd-cli (official beta) or doordash-cli is on your PATH and you're authenticated, results come from a live sandwich search.
2. Otherwise you get a curated demo board, clearly labeled (demo checkout is fake).

Full login steps: npx sudo-sandwich -h

Default delivery pin is Best Buy HQ — 7601 Penn Ave S, Richfield, MN 55423. Override with:

npx sudo-sandwich --granted --address "350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118"
# or
export SUDO_SANDWICH_ADDRESS="…"

Checkout stays in DoorDash — this CLI only surfaces options.

Options

| Flag | Meaning | | --- | --- | | --granted, -g | Skip the refusal gag; show options | | --denied, -d | Show the permission-denied gag | | --pick <n>, -p | Demo mode: select option n and run the delivery timeline (non-interactive) | | --address <addr> | Address for live DoorDash search | | --quiet, -q | No terminal bell on delivery (SUDO_SANDWICH_QUIET=1 also works) | | --sudo-sudo | Double-sudo easter egg (smug cold open / sign-off) | | --help, -h | Help | | init | Print the shell wrapper snippet |

Demo delivery without the prompt (auto tip 20%, still prints receipt; no tip hang):

node bin/cli.js --pick 1 --quiet

Double-sudo easter egg without the shell wrapper:

npx sudo-sandwich --granted --sudo-sudo

Strict xkcd mode (refuse unless elevated / --granted):

SUDO_SANDWICH_REQUIRE_SUDO=1 npx sudo-sandwich

Install (optional)

npm install -g sudo-sandwich
sudo-sandwich --granted

Requires Node.js 18+. Zero runtime dependencies.

License

MIT