#!/usr/bin/perl
=begin metadata
Name: fortune
Description: print a random, hopefully interesting, adage
Author: Andy Murren, andy@murren.org
License: GNU GPL
=end metadata
=cut
use strict;
use FindBin qw($Bin);
use File::Basename;
use Getopt::Std;
$|++;
my ($VERSION) = '2.1';
my $home = $Bin;
$home =~ s|/[^/]*/?$||;
# remove final directory from bin path to find fortunes path
# TODO: Search for (or compile in) the location of the fortunes
# Support -n option for changing SHORT_LENGTH
my @FORTDIRS = ( "$home/fortunes" ); # must be correct
my @OFFDIRS = ( "$home/fortunes/off" ); # can be omitted
# Length of the header table in a datfile (6 longs)
my $HEADER_LENGTH = 4 * 6;
# Constants used in datfile flags:
my $STR_RANDOM = 0x1;
my $STR_ORDERED = 0x2;
my $STR_ROTATED = 0x4;
# Globals
my (%opts);
getopts('adefhilosvwm:n:', \%opts);
my $debug = $opts{d};
my $SHORT_LENGTH = $opts{n} || 160;
if ($opts{v}) {
print "\n\n$0 $VERSION\n\n";
exit 1;
}
if ($debug) {
warn "opts are:\n";
foreach (keys %opts) {
warn "$_ == $opts{$_}\n";
}
}
my %Top_item = ( name => 'Top level file/directory list',
num_choices => 100,
files => [ {
name => 'Percent specified',
files => [],
percent => 0
}, {
name => 'Percent unspecified',
files => [],
percent => 100
} ]
);
# this is the main routine of the program
if ($opts{h}) { print_help(); }
build_file_list( list_files( \%Top_item ) );
if ($opts{m}) {
# I'm not sure if any regexp munging is necessary.
# - MikeC Jan 2005
# Here's what Andy was trying:
# $opts{m} =~ s%(\W)%\\$1%g;
foreach ( list_files( \%Top_item ) ) {
print_matching_fortunes( $_, $opts{m} );
}
} elsif ($opts{f}) {
foreach (list_files( \%Top_item ) ) {
print_file_list( $_, num_chances( $_ ) );
}
} else {
my $pfile = pick_file( \%Top_item ) or die "fortune: no files to choose from!\n";
my $pick = pick_fortune($pfile);
print_fortune($pfile, $pick);
}
# exit 0;
#
# Sub Routines
#
# build_file_list
#
# build list of the available files
#
# if -a all files including `obscene' ones are valid
# if -o only `offensive' files are valid
# if no switch is given only non `offensive' files are valid
# if -e is used then all files are considered of equal size
# so we put all of the names in an array and randomly select one
# if files are specified on the command line only list those
sub build_file_list
{
my ($specified, $unspecified) = @_;
warn "Building file list. Containers are $specified->{name} and $unspecified->{name}\n" if ($debug);
return build_w_args( $specified, $unspecified ) if @ARGV;
# if no files specified:
return add_all( $unspecified );
}
# build_w_args
#
# build the file list based on files or directories given on the cmd line
sub build_w_args
{
my ($specified, $unspecified) = @_;
if ($debug) {
warn "\n\@ARGV (".scalar @ARGV." arguments):\n";
foreach (@ARGV) {
warn "$_\n";
}
warn "\n\n";
}
my $percent;
foreach (@ARGV) {
if (/^(\d+)\%$/) {
$percent = $1;
} else {
if (defined $percent) {
add_item( $specified, $_, $percent );
$specified->{percent} += $percent;
$unspecified->{percent} -= $percent;
undef $percent;
} else {
add_item( $unspecified, $_ );
}
}
}
die "fortune: percentages must precede files" if defined $percent;
if ( $specified->{percent} > 100 ) {
die "fortune: probabilities sum to $specified->{percent}\%!";
}
}
# add_all
#
# add all the default fortunes to the specified $file_list container
# If $percent is specified, set the probability of choosing a
# default fortune to $percent.
sub add_all
{
my ($file_list, $percent) = @_;
if (defined $percent) {
my $all_item = { name => 'all',
percent => $percent,
files => [] };
add_to_list( $file_list, $all_item );
$file_list = $all_item;
}
foreach ( fortune_dirs() ) {
add_dir( $file_list, $_ );
}
}
# add_item
#
# Add a file or directory to $file_list
#
# Assumes that find_path will die if $name doesn't specify
# a real fortune file or directory
sub add_item
{
my ($file_list, $name, $percent) = @_;
my $container_name = $file_list->{name} || $file_list->{path};
warn "trying to add item $name to $container_name\n" if $debug;
return add_all( $file_list, $percent ) if ( $name eq 'all' );
my $path = find_path($name);
warn "path = $path\n" if $debug;
if ( -d $path ) {
return add_dir($file_list, $path, $percent);
}
if ( is_fortune_file( $path ) ) {
return add_file($file_list, $name, $path, $percent);
}
# We should never get here.
die "fortune: VERY BAD ERROR in function add_item";
}
# find_path
#
# return the file path of fortune file/dir $name
#
# die if it can't find a match
sub find_path
{
my $name = shift;
return $name if -d $name || is_fortune_file( $name );
foreach ( fortune_dirs() ) {
return "$_/$name" if is_fortune_file( "$_/$name" );
}
die "fortune: $name not a fortune file or directory\n";
}
# fortune_dirs
#
# return a list of default fortune directories
# depending of the -o (offensive only) and -a (all fortunes) options
sub fortune_dirs
{
my @searchdirs;
push @searchdirs, @FORTDIRS unless $opts{o};
push @searchdirs, @OFFDIRS if ( $opts{o} || $opts{a} );
return @searchdirs;
}
# is_fortune_file
#
# return true if $path is a real fortune file
# and the file matches the current -o and -a options
# (i.e. whether offensive and inoffensive fortunes are allowed)
my %checked_fortune_files;
# I wanted to make this a static variable, but I can't remember how to do that
# MikeC 2004
sub is_fortune_file
{
my $path = shift;
my $msg = "is_fortune_file($path) returns";
if ( $checked_fortune_files{$path} ) {
warn "$msg TRUE (already checked)\n" if $debug;
return 1;
}
unless ( -f $path && -r _ ) {
warn "$msg FALSE (can't read file)\n" if $debug;
return 0;
}
my @illegal_suffixes = qw(dat pos c h p i f pas ftn ins.c ins,pas
ins.ftn sml);
foreach (@illegal_suffixes) {
if ( $path =~ /\.$_$/ ) {
warn "$msg FALSE (file has suffix $_)\n" if $debug;
return 0;
}
}
my $datfile = "$path.dat";
unless ( -f $datfile && -r _ ) {
warn "$msg FALSE (no \".dat\" file)\n" if $debug;
return 0;
}
if ( $opts{o} and not offensive( $path ) ) {
warn "$msg FALSE (inoffensive files not allowed)\n" if $debug;
return 0;
}
if ( is_offensive( $path ) and not ( $opts{a} or $opts{o} ) ) {
warn "$msg FALSE (offensive files not allowed)\n" if $debug;
return 0;
}
$checked_fortune_files{$path}++;
warn "$msg TRUE\n" if $debug;
return 1;
}
# is_offensive
#
# returns true if fortune file $path is believed to be offensive
#
# Attempts to support both the newer offensive dir style
# and the older .o offensive file extension
sub is_offensive
{
my $path = shift;
return 1 if $path =~ /-o$|limerick$/;
foreach (@OFFDIRS) {
my $offmatch = quotemeta $_;
return 1 if $path =~ /^$offmatch/;
}
return 0;
}
# is_dir
#
# returns true if $item is a container
#
# This is different from is_fortune_file, which should be used to check
# a file before it's added.
#
# is_dir should be used to check if an already added item is a directory.
sub is_dir
{
my $item = shift;
return exists $item->{files};
}
# list_files
#
# return the items contained directly by $dir
#
# It should be ok to call this on an item,
# even if it's not a directory.
#
# Use is_dir to check if an item is a directory
sub list_files
{
my $dir = shift;
return @{$dir->{files}} if @{$dir->{files}};
return ();
}
# add_dir
#
# recursively add directory $path to container $file_list.
# if $percent is specified, set its probability to $percent.
sub add_dir
{
my ($file_list, $path, $percent) = @_;
my $dir = { path => $path,
percent => $percent,
files => [] };
add_to_list( $file_list, $dir);
opendir D, "$path" or die "could not open $path: $!\n";
foreach (readdir D) {
next if /^\./;
next unless is_fortune_file( "$path/$_" );
add_file( $dir, $_, "$path/$_" );
}
if (!list_files( $dir ) ) {
die "No acceptable fortune files in directory $path" if $percent;
warn "add_dir: no acceptable files in directory $path\n" if $debug;
return;
}
}
# add_file
#
# add fortune file at $path to container $file_list.
# Set its display name to $name
# Set its probability to $percent if specified.
sub add_file
{
my ($file_list, $name, $path, $percent) = @_;
add_to_list( $file_list, { name => $name,
path => $path,
percent => $percent } );
my $container_name = $file_list->{name} || $file_list->{path};
warn "Added file $path to $container_name\n" if $debug;
}
# add_to_list
#
# add $item to container $file_list
sub add_to_list
{
my ($file_list, $item) = @_;
push @{$file_list->{files}}, $item;
}
# print_matching_fortunes
#
# Recursively search all files and directories.
# List all fortunes that match the regex in $match.
#
# The fortunes are listed in the order they appear in a file,
# even if the indexes are shuffled.
#
# The filename appears before the fortunes it contains.
sub print_matching_fortunes
{
my ($file, $match) = @_;
warn "Searching for matches in $file->{name}...\n" if $debug;
if ( is_dir( $file ) ) {
foreach ( list_files( $file ) ) {
print_matching_fortunes( $_, $match );
}
return;
}
read_table( $file );
# skip files that have no fortunes within length limits
return unless num_choices( $file );
my @matches;
open FORTUNE, "<$file->{path}" or die "Can't open $file->{path}:$!";
until ( eof( FORTUNE ) ) {
my $fortune = read_next_fortune( $file, \*FORTUNE );
next if is_wrong_length( length( $fortune ) );
if ( fortune_match( $fortune, $match ) ) {
chomp $fortune;
push @matches, "$fortune\n%\n";
}
}
if (@matches) {
print "$file->{name}\n%\n";
print join '', @matches;
}
}
# print_file_list
#
# Lists all files with their probability of being chosen
# (output of the -f option)
sub print_file_list
{
my ( $item, $percent, $depth ) = @_;
$percent = 100.0 unless defined $percent;
$depth ||= 0;
my $num_choices = num_choices( $item );
foreach( list_files( $item ) ) {
my $prob = $num_choices ?
$percent * num_chances( $_ ) / $num_choices :
0; # Avoid division by zero
print " " x $depth;
printf ( "%5.2f%%", $prob );
print " " . ( $_->{name} || $_->{path} ) . "\n";
print_file_list( $_, $prob, $depth + 1 );
}
}
# pick_file
#
# pick a fortune file at random from the top container $item,
# based on the probability rules in effect
#
# return the file item chosen
sub pick_file
{
my $item = shift;
# Check if it's actually a single file
unless ( is_dir( $item ) ) {
warn "Picking file $item->{path}\n" if $debug;
return $item;
}
my $num_choices = num_choices( $item ) || return undef;
my $choice = int( rand( $num_choices ) );
foreach ( list_files( $item ) ) {
return pick_file( $_ ) if num_chances( $_ ) > $choice;
$choice -= num_chances( $_ );
}
}
# num_chances and num_choices
#
# num_chances is the number of chances an item has of being chosen.
# num_choices is the number of choices within an item.
#
# The probability of an item being chosen,
# given that its container was chosen
# is:
# the num_chances of the item / the num_choices of its container
#
# These two functions work together recursively;
# Each one can call the other.
# num_chances
#
# return the number of chances $item has of being chosen.
# This number is either the percent probability specified on the command line,
# or the total number of choices it contains.
sub num_chances
{
my $item = shift;
return $item->{percent} if defined $item->{percent};
return num_choices( $item );
}
# num_choices
#
# return the number of choices $item contains.
# This is the sum of the num_chances of all the items it contains
#
# If the item is a fortune file, not a container,
# then its num_choices is the number of fortunes it contains
# or zero, if it contains no fortunes of appropriate length
# or one, if the -e option is in effect to weigh all files equally
sub num_choices
{
my $item = shift;
return $item->{num_choices} if defined $item->{num_choices};
return $item->{num_choices} = calculate_num_choices( $item );
}
# calculate_num_choices
#
# used if num_choices has not cached the choices for $item.
sub calculate_num_choices
{
my $item = shift;
if ( is_dir( $item ) ) {
my $num_choices = 0;
foreach ( list_files( $item ) ) {
$num_choices += num_chances( $_ );
}
return $num_choices;
}
# it's a file
return 1 if ($opts{e});
read_table( $item );
if ( is_too_long( $item->{shortest} ) ) {
warn "There are no strings short enough in $item->{name}\n" if $debug;
return 0;
}
if ( is_too_short( $item->{longest} ) ) {
warn "There are no strings long enough in $item->{name}\n" if $debug;
return 0;
}
return $item->{num_strings};
}
# is_wrong_length
#
# returns true if integer $length is too long or too short,
# based on command line options -s, -l, and -n.
sub is_wrong_length
{
my $length = shift;
warn "is_wrong_length: fortune is $length characters\n" if $debug;
return is_too_short( $length ) || is_too_long( $length );
}
# is_too_long
#
# returns true if integer $length is too long,
# based on command line options -s and -n.
sub is_too_long
{
my $length = shift;
return $opts{s} && $length > $SHORT_LENGTH;
}
# is_too_short
#
# returns true if integer $length is too short,
# based on command line options -l and -n.
sub is_too_short
{
my $length = shift;
return $opts{l} && $length <= $SHORT_LENGTH;
}
# pick_fortune
#
# put all of the fortunes into an array then pick one
# that fits the criteria.
sub pick_fortune
{
my $file = shift;
read_table( $file );
my @choices = ( 0..$file->{num_strings} - 1 );
my $choice;
do {
die "BAD ERROR: no choices left in file $file->{path}" unless @choices;
$choice = splice @choices, int( rand( @choices ) ), 1;
warn "picking fortune $choice\n" if $debug;
} while ( is_wrong_length( fortune_length( $file, $choice ) ) );
return $choice;
}
# fortune_match
#
# return true if string $fortune matches regexp $match
#
# The -i option on command line selects case-insensitive matching.
#
# This SHOULD be safe, but I can't be sure.
# You should definitely not use the re 'eval' pragma.
# -MikeC Jan 2005
sub fortune_match
{
my ($fortune, $match) = @_;
if ( $opts{i} ) {
return $fortune =~ /$match/i;
} else {
return $fortune =~ /$match/;
}
}
# print_fortune
#
# used for output with normal options
# i.e. neither -f nor -m is used on the command line
#
# the -w option causes a delay following output
sub print_fortune
{
my ($file, $index) = @_;
my $wait = 0;
if ($opts{w}) {
my $tmp = fortune_length( $file, $index );
$wait = int ($tmp/75);
}
print read_fortune( $file, $index );
sleep $wait;
}
# fortune_length
#
# Returns the length of fortune number $index in $file.
#
# Assumes we've already read the table from the datfile
# Assumes that calling read_fortune will clear any cached fortune data,
# read the offsets, store the fortune and store its length.
sub fortune_length
{
my ($file, $index) = @_;
if ( defined $file->{index} && $file->{index} == $index ) {
return $file->{fortune_length};
}
warn "fortune_length: not cached\n" if $debug;
if ( is_unordered( $file ) && $index < $file->{num_strings} - 1 ) {
# The length of the fortune is the difference between
# the indexed offset and the next one
# minus the length of the delimeter line.
# We can't count on that for the last fortune
# because it might not have a delimiter after it.
my @offsets = read_offsets( $file, $index );
return $offsets[1] - $offsets[0] - 2;
}
if ( !is_unordered( $file ) ) {
warn "fortune_length: file has scrambled offsets - reading fortune\n" if $debug;
} else {
warn "fortune_length: last fortune - reading fortune\n" if $debug;
}
# we have to actually look at the fortune to find its length;
read_fortune( $file, $index );
return $file->{fortune_length};
}
# is_rotated
#
# returns true if the fortune file has been encoded with ROT13.
#
# Assumes the table has already been read from the datfile.
sub is_rotated
{
my ($file) = shift;
return $file->{flags} & $STR_ROTATED;
}
# is_unordered
#
# Return true if the datfile's offsets are unordered
# i.e. in the same order as the fortune file
#
# (the ordered flag means the offsets are sorted alphabetically,
# the random flag means they are scrambled randomly)
#
# Assumes that the datfile has already been read.
sub is_unordered
{
my $file = shift;
return !( $file->{flags} & ( $STR_RANDOM | $STR_ORDERED ) );
}
# read_table
#
# read the header table from the dat file for $file
#
# Table data are:
#
# fortune version
# number of fortunes in file
# length of longest fortune in file
# length of shortest fortune in file
# flags (ordered, random, and ROT13 encoded)
# delimeter character (usually %)
sub read_table
{
my $file = shift;
return if defined $file->{num_strings}; # already read the table
my $datfile = "$file->{path}.dat";
open(DAT,"<$datfile") || die "Can't Open $datfile:$!";
binmode DAT; # we're reading binary data, right?
my $header;
read (DAT, $header, $HEADER_LENGTH) or die "failed to read $datfile\n";
@{$file}{qw(version num_strings longest shortest flags delim)} =
unpack ("NNNNNaxxx", $header);
}
# read_next_fortune
#
# reads the next fortune from $fh, storing it in $file
# Reads sequentially, ignoring offsets in dat file.
# (used with the -m option by print_matching_fortunes)
#
# returns the fortune if successful
# returns undef if EOF
#
# Assumes the table has already been read.
sub read_next_fortune
{
my ($file, $fh) = @_;
clear_fortune( $file );
return if eof( $fh );
load_fortune( $file, $fh );
return $file->{fortune};
}
# read_fortune
#
# Read fortune number $index for $file and store it.
#
# used with the default options, i.e. print_fortune
# pick_fortune can also cause this to be called if fortune_length
# is unable to calculate the length from offsets.
# In that case, the values stored during this call will be cached
# for use by print_fortune later.
#
# Assumes that read_table has already been called for this file
# Assumes that only calling read_offsets can change $file->{index}
# Assumes that calling read_offsets will clear any old fortune string.
sub read_fortune
{
my ($file, $index) = @_;
warn "read_fortune: index is $index. file's index is $file->{index}\n" if $debug;
if ( defined $file->{index} && $file->{index} == $index ) {
return $file->{fortune} if defined $file->{fortune};
}
my ($offset) = read_offsets( $file, $index );
warn "read_fortune: offset is $offset\n" if $debug;
open FORTUNE, "<$file->{path}" or die "Can't open $file->{path}:$!";
seek( FORTUNE, $offset, 0 );
load_fortune( $file, \*FORTUNE );
close FORTUNE;
return $file->{fortune};
}
# clear_fortune
#
# Clears fortune-specific values used for caching by other functions
sub clear_fortune
{
my ($file) = @_;
undef $file->{fortune};
undef $file->{index};
undef $file->{offsets};
}
# load_fortune
#
# read the fortune at the seek point in $fh and store it in $file.
#
# If the file is encoded with ROT13, decode it.
# Store the fortune's length.
sub load_fortune
{
my ($file, $fh) = @_;
$file->{fortune} = '';
while( <$fh> ) {
last if /^$file->{delim}$/;
# warn "load_fortune: reading line $_\n" if $debug;
$file->{fortune} .= $_;
}
if ( is_rotated( $file ) ) {
$file->{fortune} =~ tr/N-ZA-Mn-za-m/A-Za-z/;
}
$file->{fortune_length} = length( $file->{fortune} );
}
# read_offsets
#
# returns the start and end offset for fortune number $index in $file
# (there is no guarantee that the end offset is correct -
# it is simply the next offset in the list - but it SHOULD
# be correct if the offsets are not scrambled and this is not
# the last fortune in the file)
#
# SIDE EFFECTS:
#
# Calls clear_fortune
# Sets $file->{index}
#
# called directly by read_fortune
# and indirectly by fortune_length
sub read_offsets
{
my ($file, $index) = @_;
if ( defined $file->{index} && $file->{index} == $index ) {
return @{ $file->{offsets} };
}
clear_fortune( $file );
$file->{index} = $index;
my $offset_length = offset_length( $file );
my $datfile = "$file->{path}.dat";
open DAT, "<$datfile" || die "Can't open $datfile:$!";
binmode DAT; # we're reading binary data, right?
seek( DAT, $HEADER_LENGTH + $offset_length * $index, 0 );
my @offsets;
for my $i (0..1) {
my $bytes;
read( DAT, $bytes, $offset_length );
foreach ( unpack "C$offset_length", $bytes ) {
warn "read_offsets: byte=$_\n" if $debug;
$offsets[$i] = ( $offsets[$i] << 8 ) + $_;
}
warn "read_offsets: offset=$offsets[$i]\n" if $debug;
}
close DAT;
return @{ $file->{offsets} } = @offsets;
}
# offset_length
#
# In fink, at least, offsets are of type off_t, which is 64 bits.
# That's different from the regular 32 bit offsets of most fortune
# versions. Let's calculate the size of the offsets from the size
# of the dat file.
#
# Assumes that the datfile header table has already been read.
sub offset_length
{
my $file = shift;
return $file->{offset_length} if defined $file->{offset_length};
my $datfile = "$file->{path}.dat";
my $offsets_size = ( -s $datfile ) - $HEADER_LENGTH;
my $num_offsets = $file->{num_strings} + 1;
warn "offset_length: offsets_size=$offsets_size num_offsets=$num_offsets\n" if $debug;
my $offset_length = int( $offsets_size / $num_offsets );
if ($offset_length * $num_offsets != $offsets_size ) {
die "$datfile doesn't have the right number of offsets! (file has $offsets_size bytes for $num_offsets offsets)";
}
# If this doesn't work, try $num_offsets - 1
# as if there's no final offset
warn "offset_length: offset_length for $file->{path} is $offset_length\n" if $debug;
return $file->{offset_length} = $offset_length;
}
sub print_help
{
print <<EOF;
Usage: $0 [-adefhilosw] [-m pattern] [[N%] file/dir/all]
See the POD for more information.
-a Choose from all lists of maxims, both offensive and not.
-e Consider all fortune files to be of equal size.
-f Print out the list of files which would be searched.
-l Long dictums only.
-m Print out all fortunes which match the regular expression pattern.
-n Set the limit for long or short fortunes (default 160 chars)
-o Choose only from potentially offensive aphorisms.
-s Short apothegms only.
-i Ignore case for -m patterns.
-w Wait before termination for a calculated amount of time.
all Same as the -a switch.
N% file/dir
You can specify a specific file or directory which contains
one or more files. Any of these may be preceded by a percentage,
which is a number N between 0 and 100 inclusive, followed by a %.
EOF
exit 1;
}
1;
__END__
=pod
=head1 NAME
fortune - print a random, hopefully interesting, adage
=head1 SYNOPSIS
fortune [-adefilosw] [-n length] [-m pattern] [[N%] file/dir/all]
=head1 DESCRIPTION
When fortune is run with no arguments it prints out a random epigram.
Epigrams are divided into several categories, where each category is sub-
divided into those which are potentially offensive and those which are
not. The options are as follows:
-a Choose from all lists of maxims, both offensive and not. (See the
-o option for more information on offensive fortunes.)
-e Consider all fortune files to be of equal size (see discussion be-
low on multiple files).
-f Print out the list of files which would be searched, but do not
print a fortune.
-l Long dictums only. See -n on how "long" is defined in this sense.
-m I<pattern>
Print out all fortunes which match the regular expression pattern.
See L<perlre(1)> for a description of patterns.
-n I<length>
Set the longest fortune length (in characters) considered to be
``short'' (the default is 160). All fortunes longer than this
are considered ``long''. If you set the length too short and
ask for short fortunes, or too long and ask for long ones,
you will get an error.
-o Choose only from potentially offensive aphorisms. Please, please,
please request a potentially offensive fortune if and only if you
believe, deep down in your heart, that you are willing to be of-
fended. (And that if you are, you'll just quit using -o rather
than give us grief about it, okay?)
... let us keep in mind the basic governing philosophy of The
Brotherhood, as handsomely summarized in these words: we be-
lieve in healthy, hearty laughter -- at the expense of the
whole human race, if needs be. Needs be.
--H. Allen Smith, "Rude Jokes"
-s Short apothegms only. See -n on which fortunes are considered
"short".
-i Ignore case for -m patterns.
-w Wait before termination for an amount of time calculated from the
number of characters in the message. This is useful if it is exe-
cuted as part of the logout procedure to guarantee that the message
can be read before the screen is cleared.
The user may specify alternate sayings. You can specify a specific file,
a directory which contains one or more files, or the special word all
which says to use all the standard databases. Any of these may be pre-
ceded by a percentage, which is a number N between 0 and 100 inclusive,
followed by a %. If it is, there will be a N percent probability that an
adage will be picked from that file or directory. If the percentages do
not sum to 100, and there are specifications without percentages, the re-
maining percent will apply to those files and/or directories, in which
case the probability of selecting from one of them will be based on their
relative sizes.
As an example, given two databases funny and not-funny, with funny twice
as big, saying
fortune funny not-funny
will get you fortunes out of funny two-thirds of the time. The command
fortune 90% funny 10% not-funny
will pick out 90% of its fortunes from funny (the ``10% not-funny'' is
unnecessary, since 10% is all that's left). The -e option says to con-
sider all files equal; thus
fortune -e
is equivalent to
fortune 50% funny 50% not-funny
=head1 FILES
fortune
readme
./fortunes
./fortunes/fortunes1
./fortunes/fortunes2-o
./fortunes/fortunes2
./fortunes/limerick
./fortunes/lwall
./fortunes/startrek
./fortunes/zippy
=head1 BUGS
Currently there is no installer and the fortunes listed above are not
included. Because of this, fortune might not find any files unless you
specify them on the command line.
=head1 TO DO
Bundle files and possibly make an installer.
=head1 REVISION HISTORY
Revision 2.1 2006/01/16 mike ciul
Enabled a lot of options
Fixed known bugs
Added -n option
Revision 1.0.1 1999/06/07 andy murren
Small fixes and code clean up
FindBin now helps locate the directory of fortunes
Will search multiple files for a match
Dumped the -g option I tried in the original
Revision 1.0 1999/04/01 andy murren
Inital Revision
=head1 AUTHOR
This Perl implmentation of I<fortune> was written by Andy Murren, I<andy@murren.org>.
=head1 COPYRIGHT and LICENSE
This program is covered by the GNU Public License (GPL).
See L<http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html> for complete detail of the license.
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