Comments on: Random cow(ish) animals preaching quotes on Ubuntu 9.10 http://www.doknowevil.net/2010/02/03/random-cowish-animals-preaching-quotes-on-ubuntu-910/ Tips and Tricks About Computers, Web Development, Linux, the Internet and the Like Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:13:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: zzxop http://www.doknowevil.net/2010/02/03/random-cowish-animals-preaching-quotes-on-ubuntu-910/comment-page-1/#comment-75900 zzxop Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:01:36 +0000 http://www.doknowevil.net/?p=521#comment-75900 hi,i use the last method. but i get an error! " bash: command substitution: line 14: syntax error near unexpected token `+1' bash: command substitution: line 14: `($RANDOM%$(ls $COWDIR | wc -l))+1' " I use Xfce Terminal on archlinux hi,i use the last method. but i get an error!
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bash: command substitution: line 14: syntax error near unexpected token `+1′
bash: command substitution: line 14: `($RANDOM%$(ls $COWDIR | wc -l))+1′
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I use Xfce Terminal on archlinux

]]> By: Mr. Bougo http://www.doknowevil.net/2010/02/03/random-cowish-animals-preaching-quotes-on-ubuntu-910/comment-page-1/#comment-75514 Mr. Bougo Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:41:45 +0000 http://www.doknowevil.net/?p=521#comment-75514 Short one-liner: fortune | cowsay -f $(ls /usr/share/cowsay/cows/ | shuf | head -n1) It's probably more expensive than picking one random line number, but we're dealing with a relatively small list of files, so it's not that much of a downside. Short one-liner: fortune | cowsay -f $(ls /usr/share/cowsay/cows/ | shuf | head -n1)

It’s probably more expensive than picking one random line number, but we’re dealing with a relatively small list of files, so it’s not that much of a downside.

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