NAME

fortune − sample lines from a file

SYNOPSIS

fortune [ file ]

DESCRIPTION

Fortune prints a one-line aphorism chosen at random.  If a file is specified, the saying is taken from that file; otherwise it is selected from /lib/games/fortunes. 

FILES

/lib/games/fortunes
/lib/games/fortunes.index   fast lookup table, maintained automatically

SOURCE

/appl/cmd/fortune.b