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(1plan9)