Name

fortune - Print a random, hopefully interesting, adage

Syntax

fortune [ -o ]

Description

Fortune with no arguments prints out a random adage, not unlike that found in a fortune cookie. The -o flag causes fortune to randomly select a fortune from either the main or alternate list of adages, often used for potentially offensive ones.

Files

$/games/lib/fortunes
standard fortune database,
$/games/lib/fortunes2
alternate fortune database.

See Also

af(G)