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Created May 2, 2017 12:44
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Random tool tip of any executable on your PATH (GNU/Linux)
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echo ">> Tooltip: $(whatis $(ls $(echo $PATH | tr : ' ') 2>/dev/null | shuf -n 1))"
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virullius commented May 2, 2017 •
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There are a few of these around, the idea is not mine, but they all seem to make assumptions about the paths. This one uses you PATH environment variable. Paste it into your ~/.profile, or equivalent, for a tip every time to start a new shell.

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