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NAME

       fortune - sample lines from a file

SYNOPSIS

       fortune [ file ]

DESCRIPTION

       Fortune  prints  a  one-line  aphorism  chosen at random.  If a file is
       specified, the saying is taken from that file; otherwise it is selected
       from /lib/fortunes.

FILES

       /lib/fortunes
       /lib/fortunes.index   fast lookup table, maintained automatically

SOURCE

       /src/cmd/fortune.c

                                                                    FORTUNE(1)