ponysay/pq4ps

#!/bin/bash

INSTALLDIR="$(dirname "$(dirname "$( cd -P "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )")")" # Get main bash script directory's parent

if [[ $# == 1 ]] && [[ "$1" == '-l' || "$1" == '--list' ]]; then
    perl "$0.pl" "$INSTALLDIR" | cut -d @ -f 1 | uniq
else
    _ponies="$(perl "$0.pl" "$INSTALLDIR")"
    ponies=()
    
    if (( $# > 1 )); then
	p=()
	for arg in "$@"; do
	    p+=( $(echo "$_ponies" | grep "^$arg@") )
	done
	_ponies=$p
    fi
    
    for _pony in $_ponies; do
	ponies+=( $_pony )
    done
    
    if [[ ${#ponies[@]} == 0 ]]; then
	ponies=()
	for arg in "$@"; do
	    ponies+=( "$arg" )
	done
	
	p="${ponies[$RANDOM%${#ponies[@]}]}"
	q='I am totally speechless'
	echo "-f" $p $q
    else
	pony="${ponies[$RANDOM%${#ponies[@]}]}"
	
	p="$(echo $pony | cut -d '@' -f 1)"
	f="$(echo $pony | cut -d '@' -f 2)"
	q="$(cat "$INSTALLDIR/share/ponysay/quotes/$f")"
	
	echo "-f" $p $q
    fi
fi