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156 lines
6.7 KiB
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`ponysay` — cowsay reimplemention for ponies.
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Today your terminal, tomorrow the world!
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Dependencies
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### Runtime dependencies
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`coreutils`: `stty` in coreutils used to determine size of the terminal.
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`python>=3`: `ponysay` is written in Python 3.
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`texinfo`: for generating documentation during the installation.
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### Package building dependencies
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`gzip`: Used for compressing manuals (suppressable with `./configure --without-info-compression --without-man-compression`).
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`texinfo`: Used for building the info manual (suppressable with `./configure --without-info`).
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`python>=3`: The installation process is written in Python 3.
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Run `./dependency-test.sh` if things are not working for you.
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Installation on GNU/Linux (or other Unix implementations)
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---------------------------------------------------------
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[Download](https://github.com/erkin/ponysay/releases) or clone the project.
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In the terminal, `cd` into the ponysay directory and `./setup.py --freedom=partial install` or `python3 setup.py --freedom=partial install`.
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Superuser permissions might be required in order to run `./setup.py --freedom=partial install` without `--private`, on most systems this
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can be achieved by running `sudo ./setup.py --freedom=partial install`.
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If installing only the completely free ponies is desired, `--freedom=strict` should be used instead of `--freedom=partial`.
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For additional information, an extensive [manual in PDF](https://github.com/erkin/ponysay/blob/master/ponysay.pdf?raw=true) is provided.
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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:
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ponysay -f pinkie "Partay!~"
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Consult `info ponysay`, `man 6 ponysay` or `ponysay -h` for additional information.
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Spanish and Turkish manuals are also available: `man -L es 6 ponysay` and `man -L tr 6 ponysay` respectively.
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#### Arch Linux
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The package is in the official repositories as `community/ponysay`. A Git version is also present, named `ponysay-git` in AUR thanks to an upstream.
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#### Chakra
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A git version of the package is available as `ponysay-git` in CCR, alongside a stable package called `ponysay` thanks to an upstream.
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#### x86_64 (64bit) Linux
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The package can be installed via [Homebrew on Linux (Linuxbrew)](https://docs.brew.sh/Homebrew-on-Linux).
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Linuxbrew formula is [available](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula-linux/ponysay).
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#### Docker
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Running ponysay on [Docker](https://hub.docker.com/r/mpepping/ponysay/) thanks to 'mpepping' is a easy as:
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```
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docker run -ti --rm mpepping/ponysay --help
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docker run -ti --rm mpepping/ponysay -q
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docker run -ti --rm mpepping/ponysay "foo"
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```
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#### Gentoo Linux
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The package is in the official Gentoo repository as [games-misc/ponysay](https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/games-misc/ponysay).
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#### Mac OS X (OSX) (macOS)
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A `ponysay` [Homebrew](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ponysay) formula is available.
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#### Microsoft™ Windows®
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[¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯](http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/266/d/e/shrugpony_firefly_by_imaplode-d4aqtvx.png)
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You could either run ponysay on:
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* Cygwin
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* [Windows Subsystem for Linux](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/commandline/wsl/about) (more compatible)
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Make sure you install the latest Windows updates to [enable true colour console support](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/2016/09/22/24-bit-color-in-the-windows-console/), then follow the install instructions for Ubuntu in a bash console.
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#### OpenSuSe 13.2 or OpenSuSe Factory
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The package is available in OpenSuSe 13.2 and Factory since 6th april 2014, if you want the individual rpm look [here](http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=ponysay).
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#### Ubuntu
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There is a PPA available thanks to 'vincent-c', specifically for ponysay, containing packages for all currently supported Ubuntu releases [here](https://launchpad.net/~vincent-c/+archive/ponysay).
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### Print a pony fortune upon terminal startup
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This requires the `fortune` utility to be installed. It can install be from the distribution's repositories (might be named `fortune-mod`).
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Alternatively, one can just fetch the source code from [here](http://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/games/amusements/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 or
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[ponypipe](https://github.com/maandree/ponypipe) 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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Afterwards, every time you open a terminal a pony should give you a fortune.
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### Pony quotes
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Running `ponysay -q` will print a random pony saying one of its quotes from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. The pony can be specified: `ponysay -q pinkie`.
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Just as with `-f`, `-q` can be used multiple times to specify a set of ponies from which a single one will be selected randomly.
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When running `ponysay -l` or `ponysay -L` the ponies with quotes will be printed in bold or bright (depending on the used terminal).
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### Ponies in TTY (Unix VT)
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If you have a custom colour palette edit your `~/.bashrc` and add
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```
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if [ "$TERM" = "linux" ]; then
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function ponysay
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{
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exec ponysay "$@"
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#RESET PALETTE HERE
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}
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fi
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```
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Read the PDF or info manual for more information.
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FAQ
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---
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__Q:__ The output looks like a mess in _(TTY/PuTTY/other)_!
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__A:__ Unfortunately we cannot make it perfect, see [issue 1](//github.com/erkin/ponysay/issues/1). But we have done a lot, read more about how to get the best of the current state of the art has to offer in the [manual](//github.com/erkin/ponysay/blob/master/ponysay.pdf?raw=true).
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__Q:__ The output looks like a mess in _(xfce4-terminal/mate-terminal/xterm/[...])_ with _(this)_ font!
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__A:__ We use blocks for printing the ponies, if the blocks are misaligned, or if you do not use a truly monospaced font with aligned blocks try another monospaced font, such as 'Fixed [...]' or 'Liberation Mono.'
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__Q:__ You are missing _(my-favourite-pony)_!
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__A:__ [Ask](//github.com/erkin/ponysay/issues) and we'll add!
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__Q:__ Which programs do you use to generate the pony files?
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__A:__ The pony files are in fact mostly a bunch of selected [browser ponies](//panzi.github.io/Browser-Ponies/), converted using [util-say](//github.com/maandree/util-say),
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Other are taken from desktop ponies, and the others are created specifically for ponysay.
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__Q:__ This project look like abandoned...
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__A:__ Well, most dev and contributors has moved to more time consuming tasks so our time has been reduced, but we accept most
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PR for bugfixs and ponies (correctly built) and we're still looking for bug fixes and ponies, so stay tuned for the next
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release or pushes on the repository.
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The [PDF manual](//github.com/erkin/ponysay/blob/master/ponysay.pdf?raw=true) should answer most of your questions.
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