42 lines
913 B
Groff
42 lines
913 B
Groff
.\" @(#)fortune.6 1.1 92/07/30 SMI; from UCB 4.2
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.TH FORTUNE 6 "27 June 1984"
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.SH NAME
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fortune \- print a random, hopefully interesting, adage
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B /usr/games/fortune
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[
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.B \-
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] [
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.B \-wsla
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]
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..[ file ]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.IX "fortune command" "" "\fLfortune\fP \(em get fortune"
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.I Fortune
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with no arguments prints out a random adage. The flags mean:
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.PP
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.TP 5
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.B \-w
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Waits before termination
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for an amount of time calculated from the number of characters in the message.
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This is useful if it is executed as part of the logout procedure
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to guarantee that the message can be read before the screen is cleared.
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.TP 5
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.B \-s
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Short messages only.
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.TP 5
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.B \-l
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Long messages only.
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.\".TP
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.\".B \-o
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.\"Choose from an alternate list of adages,
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.\"often used for potentially offensive ones.
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.TP 5
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.B \-a
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Choose from either list of adages.
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.PP
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.SH FILES
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/usr/games/lib/fortunes.dat
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...SH SEE\ ALSO
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..strfile(6)
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