ponysay
- -ponysay - A cowsay wrapper with ponies.
- -The pony files are desktop/browser ponies converted using img2xterm.
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- Today your terminal, tomorrow the world!
Installation on Linux (or other Unix)
- -If you do not already have cowsay you will need to install it
apt-get install cowsay # assuming dpkg
- Download the latest project. In the terminal, cd into the ponysay directory and run
sudo make
- This will install ponysay into the $PREFIX (/usr by default). In order to use ponysay, run
ponysay "I am just the cutest pony"
- Or if you have a specific pony in your mind:
- -ponysay -f pinkie "Partay!~"
- Pony fortune on terminal startup
- -This requires that you have the fortune utility installed
apt-get install fortune
- You can try this script to ponify fortunes.
- -Edit your ~/.bashrc and add this to the end of the file
fortune | ponysay
- Now every time you open a terminal a pony should give your fortune
- -Ponies in TTY (Linux VT)
- -If you have a custom colour palette edit your ~/.bashrc and add
if [ "$TERM" = "linux" ]; then
- function ponysay
- {
- exec ponysay $@
- #RESET PALETTE HERE
- }
- fi
- Installation on Microsoft™ Windows®
- - - -FAQ
- -Q: The output looks like a mess in (TTY/PuTTY/other)!
- -A: Unfortunately, there's nothing much we can do about terminals not supporting colour sequences. - PuTTY disables UTF-8 by default, enabling it should solve the problem. - See issue 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?
- -A: The pony files are actually a bunch of selected browser ponies that are generated into cow files via img2xterm.
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