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+var _ = require('underscore');
+
+var GitCommands = require('../git/commands');
+var GitOptionParser = GitCommands.GitOptionParser;
+
+var Errors = require('../util/errors');
+var CommandProcessError = Errors.CommandProcessError;
+var GitError = Errors.GitError;
+var Warning = Errors.Warning;
+var CommandResult = Errors.CommandResult;
+
+var sandboxInstantCommands = [
+  [/^ls/, function() {
+    throw new CommandResult({
+      msg: "DontWorryAboutFilesInThisDemo.txt"
+    });
+  }],
+  [/^cd/, function() {
+    throw new CommandResult({
+      msg: "Directory Changed to '/directories/dont/matter/in/this/demo'"
+    });
+  }],
+  [/^git help($|\s)/, function() {
+    // sym link this to the blank git command
+    var allCommands = Command.prototype.getSandboxCommands();
+    // wow this is hacky :(
+    var equivalent = 'git';
+    _.each(allCommands, function(bits) {
+      var regex = bits[0];
+      if (regex.test(equivalent)) {
+        bits[1]();
+      }
+    });
+  }],
+  [/^git$/, function() {
+    var lines = [
+      'Git Version PCOTTLE.1.0',
+      '<br/>',
+      'Usage:',
+      _.escape('\t git <command> [<args>]'),
+      '<br/>',
+      'Supported commands:',
+      '<br/>'
+    ];
+    var commands = GitOptionParser.prototype.getMasterOptionMap();
+
+    // build up a nice display of what we support
+    _.each(commands, function(commandOptions, command) {
+      lines.push('git ' + command);
+      _.each(commandOptions, function(vals, optionName) {
+        lines.push('\t ' + optionName);
+      }, this);
+    }, this);
+
+    // format and throw
+    var msg = lines.join('\n');
+    msg = msg.replace(/\t/g, '&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
+    throw new CommandResult({
+      msg: msg
+    });
+  }],
+  [/^refresh$/, function() {
+    var events = require('../app').getEvents();
+
+    events.trigger('refreshTree');
+    throw new CommandResult({
+      msg: "Refreshing tree..."
+    });
+  }],
+  [/^rollup (\d+)$/, function(bits) {
+    var events = require('../app').getEvents();
+
+    // go roll up these commands by joining them with semicolons
+    events.trigger('rollupCommands', bits[1]);
+    throw new CommandResult({
+      msg: 'Commands combined!'
+    });
+  }]
+];
+
+exports.sandboxInstantCommands = sandboxInstantCommands;