Disable some fortune databases

clean-fortunes.sh

#!/bin/bash

# replace with your least favourite fortune databases
COLLECTIONNAMES=('zippy' 'knghtbrd' 'misogyny' 'racism' 'misandry' 'hphobia')
FORTUNES_DIRECTORY=/usr/share/games/fortunes
OFFENSIVE_FORTUNES_DIRECTORY=${FORTUNES_DIRECTORY}/off

for collection in "${COLLECTIONNAMES[@]}"; do
	echo "=================="
	echo "Disabling ${collection}"

	echo "Non offensive first..."
	if [ -e "${FORTUNES_DIRECTORY}/${collection}.dat" ]; then
		if sudo mv "${FORTUNES_DIRECTORY}/${collection}.dat" "${FORTUNES_DIRECTORY}/${collection}.dat.no"; then
			echo "${collection} renamed."
		else
			echo "Failed to move ${collection}!"
			exit 1
		fi
	else
		echo "${FORTUNES_DIRECTORY}/${collection}.dat does not exist, doing nothing"
	fi

	echo "Then offensive..."
	if [ -e "${OFFENSIVE_FORTUNES_DIRECTORY}/${collection}.dat" ]; then
		if sudo mv "${OFFENSIVE_FORTUNES_DIRECTORY}/${collection}.dat" "${OFFENSIVE_FORTUNES_DIRECTORY}/${collection}.dat.no"; then
			echo "${collection} renamed."
		else
			echo "Failed to move ${collection}!"
			exit 1
		fi
	else
		echo "${OFFENSIVE_FORTUNES_DIRECTORY}/${collection}.dat does not exist, doing nothing"
	fi
done

To be used with its companion gist.