Program like UNIX' 'fortune'?

[Chaos Master]

Hello people.

Is there any _command-line_ fortune-cookies program, like the 'fortune' from
UNIX? It can be used to make random e-mail signatures if e-mail client supports
reading signature from a file. (e.g. Netscape, Mozilla, Thunderbird, Sylpheed).

Normally, using it on Windows would be on a batch file, like:

del .signature
echo (signature text) >> .signature
fortune >> .signature


I've found Graffiti but it does not allow for command-line usage.


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[rir3760]

It was a dark and stormy night when Chaos Master

Is there any _command-line_ fortune-cookies program, like the
'fortune' from UNIX?

[Snip]
The Cygwin package includes a version of fortune:
<http://www.cygwin.com/>

HTH

 

[Usenet User]

Hello people.

Is there any _command-line_ fortune-cookies program, like the 'fortune' from
UNIX? It can be used to make random e-mail signatures if e-mail client supports
reading signature from a file. (e.g. Netscape, Mozilla, Thunderbird, Sylpheed).

Normally, using it on Windows would be on a batch file, like:

del .signature
echo (signature text) >> .signature
fortune >> .signature


I've found Graffiti but it does not allow for command-line usage.


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This may be a bit of overkill, but I checked and fortune is installed in
my cygwin installation. I don't know if it was there by default, and if
it isn't it wouldn't be to hard to enable it. Try it: http://www.cygwin.com/

 

[Chaos Master]

Usenet User ([email protected])'s info is within the message
<[email protected]> at location alt.comp.freeware:

[fortune cookie program]

This may be a bit of overkill, but I checked and fortune is installed in
my cygwin installation. I don't know if it was there by default, and if
it isn't it wouldn't be to hard to enable it. Try it: http://www.cygwin.com/

I have Cygwin, but it is overkill for just the 'fortune' program. Therefore I
thought there could be a 'standalone' version of this program.

[]s

 

[Bill Rowland]

Usenet User ([email protected])'s info is within the message
<[email protected]> at location alt.comp.freeware:

[fortune cookie program]

This may be a bit of overkill, but I checked and fortune is installed in
my cygwin installation. I don't know if it was there by default, and if
it isn't it wouldn't be to hard to enable it. Try it: http://www.cygwin.com/

I have Cygwin, but it is overkill for just the 'fortune' program. Therefore I
thought there could be a 'standalone' version of this program.

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Found one (maybe) here:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/darbak/

Two versions regular(?) and a command line version!

Regular file here: ( 929 KB)

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/darbak/download/Fortune.zip

Command line version here: ( 838 KB)

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/darbak/download/FortCL.zip

Hope this is what you are looking for?

Bill