


      FORTUNE(6)                  (bsd 4.2)                  FORTUNE(6)



      NAME
           fortune - print a random, hopefully interesting, adage

      SYNTYAX
           /usr/games/fortune [ - ] [ -wslao ]

      DESCRIPTION
           Fortune with no arguments prints out a random adage. The
           flags mean:

           -w   Waits 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 messages only.

           -l   Long messages only.

           -o   Choose from an alternate list of adages, often used for
                potentially offensive ones.

           -a   Choose from either list of adages.

      FILES
           /usr/games/lib/fortunes.dat




























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