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fortune — Print a random quotation (fortune-cookie style). More information: <https://manned.org/fortune>.

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

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How to use the fortune command: Print a random quotation (fortune-cookie style). More information: <https://manned.org/fortune>.

fortune — Print a random quotation (fortune-cookie style). More information: <https://manned.org/fortune>.

Print a quotation:

fortune

Print an [o]ffensive quotation:

fortune -o

Print a [l]ong quotation:

fortune -l

Print a [s]hort quotation:

fortune -s

List the available quotation database [f]iles:

fortune -f

Print a quotation from one of the database files listed by fortune -f:

fortune {{path/to/file}}

Pipe a fortune through another command (like cowsay or lolcat):

fortune | cowsay | lolcat

Print a quotation

fortune

Print an [o]ffensive quotation

fortune -o

Print a [l]ong quotation

fortune -l

Print a [s]hort quotation

fortune -s

List the available quotation database [f]iles

fortune -f

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