bsd man page for fortune

FORTUNE(6)							   Games Manual 							FORTUNE(6)

NAME
       fortune - print a random, hopefully interesting, adage

SYNOPSIS
       /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 exe-
	    cuted 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

AUTHOR
       Ken Arnold

4th Berkeley Distribution					   May 20, 1985 							FORTUNE(6)