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random_cowsay_fortune
#!/bin/bash
# before running
# apt-get install cowsay fortune
COW_FILES_DIR="/usr/share/cowsay/cows/"
COW_FILE_ORDER=$(( (RANDOM %51) + 2))
RDM_COW_FILE=$(ls -l $COW_FILES_DIR | tail -n +$COW_FILE_ORDER | head -n 1 | awk '{print $9}')
RDM_COW_PATH="$COW_FILES_DIR$RDM_COW_FILE"
fortune | cowsay -f $RDM_COW_PATH
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