NAME

fortune − print a random, hopefully interesting, adage

SYNOPSIS

/usr/games/fortune [ − ] [ −alsw ] [ filename ]

DESCRIPTION

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

−a Choose from either list of adages. 

−l Long messages only. 

−s Short messages only. 

−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. 

FILES

/usr/games/lib/fortunes.dat

Sun Release 4.1  —  Last change: 16 February 1988