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`ponysay` - A cowsay wrapper with ponies.
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Today your terminal, tomorrow the world!
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Installation on Linux (or other Unix)
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If you do not already have `cowsay` you will need to install it
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apt-get install cowsay # assuming dpkg
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[Download ](https://github.com/erkin/ponysay/downloads ) the latest project. In the terminal, `cd` into the ponysay directory and run
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sudo make
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This will install ponysay into the $PREFIX (`/usr` by default). In order to use ponysay, run
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ponysay "I am just the cutest pony"
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Or if you have a specific pony in your mind:
ponysay -f pinkie "Partay!~"
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### Pony fortune on terminal startup
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This requires that you have the `fortune` utility installed
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apt-get install fortune
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You can try [this ](http://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlelinux/comments/srixi/using_ponysay_with_a_ponified_fortune_warning/ ) script to ponify fortunes.
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Edit your `~/.bashrc` and add this to the end of the file
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fortune | ponysay
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Now every time you open a terminal a pony should give your fortune
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### Ponies in TTY (Linux VT)
If you have a custom colour palette edit your `~/.bashrc` and add
if [ "$TERM" = "linux" ]; then
function ponysay
{
exec ponysay $@
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#RESET PALETTE HERE
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}
fi
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Installation on Microsoft™ Windows®
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[¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯ ](http://i.imgur.com/2nP5N.png )
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FAQ
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__Q:__ The output looks like a mess in _(TTY/PuTTY/other)_ !
__A:__ Unfortunately, there's nothing much we can do about it. See [issue 1 ](https://github.com/erkin/ponysay/issues/1 ).
__Q:__ You are missing _(my-favourite-pony)_ !
__A:__ Ask and we'll add!
__Q:__ Which programs do you use to generate the pony files?
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__A:__ The pony files are actually a bunch of selected [browser ponies ](http://web.student.tuwien.ac.at/~e0427417/browser-ponies/ponies.html ) that are generated into cow files via [img2xterm ](https://github.com/rossy2401/img2xterm ).
