FORTUNE
Section: Games and Demos (6)
Updated: 31 Apr, 1987
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NAME
fortune - print a random, hopefully interesting, adage
SYNOPSIS
/usr/games/fortune
[
-
] [
-wslaoi
]
[
-m
pattern
]
[ file ]
DESCRIPTION
When
fortune
is run with no arguments
it prints out a random epigram. The flags mean:
- -w
-
Wait before termination
for an amount of time calculated from the number of characters in the message.
This is useful if it is executed as part of the logout procedure
to guarantee that the message can be read before the screen is cleared.
- -s
-
Short apothegms only.
- -l
-
Long dictums only.
- -o
-
Choose from an alternate list of aphorisms,
often used for potentially offensive ones.
- -a
-
Choose from either list of maxims.
- -m
-
Print out all fortunes which match the regular expression
pattern .
See
regex(3)
or
regcmp(3)
for description of patterns.
- -i
-
Ignore case for
-m
patterns.
The user may specify a file of sayings.
This file must be created by strfile(8),
and be given by the user as
file.
Only one such file may be named;
if more are,
fortune
uses the last one specified.
FILES
/usr/games/lib/fortunes.dat
AUTHOR
Ken Arnold
SEE ALSO
regex(3), regcmp(3), strfile(8)
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