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On macOS using Homebrew run the following to install the packages
brew install cowsay fortune lolcat -
Next add the following to
~/.bash_profile
# If brew installed fortune, cowsay, and lolcat
# Upon opening a new shell show a cowsay character with a random forutune in rainbow colors
if [ -x /usr/local/Cellar/cowsay ] && [ -x /usr/local/Cellar/fortune ] && [ -x /usr/local/Cellar/fortune ]; then
# Standard cowsay character (medium 5 lines)
#fortune | cowsay | lolcat
# Calf cowsay character (small 4 lines)
fortune | cowsay -f small.cow | lolcat
# Ghostbusters cowsay character (large over 10 lines)
#fortune | cowsay -f ghostbusters.cow | lolcat
# Satanic Goat cowsay character (medium 7 lines)
#fortune | cowsay -f satanic.cow | lolcat
# Moose cowsay character (medium 7 lines)
#fortune | cowsay -f moose.cow | lolcat
# Dinosaur cowsay character (large over 10 lines)
#fortune | cowsay -f stegosaurus.cow | lolcat
# Turtle cowsay character (large over 10 lines)
#fortune | cowsay -f turtle.cow | lolcat
# Linux Tux cowsay character (medium 9 lines)
#fortune | cowsay -f tux.cow | lolcat
# TODO: This isn't random and seems to always use the first character in the list
# Random cowsay character
#fortune | cowsay -f `ls -1 /usr/local/Cellar/cowsay/3.04/share/cows/*.cow | sort | head -1` -n | lolcat
fi- Source the updated
source ~/.bash_profile