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FORTUNE(1)		     General Commands Manual		      FORTUNE(1)

NAME
     fortune - sample lines from a file

SYNOPSIS
     fortune [ file ]

DESCRIPTION
     Fortune  prints  a one-line aphorism chosen at random.  If a file is speci-
     fied, 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

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