fortune.6

<B>Digital的Unix操作系统VAX 4.2源码</B>

.TH fortune 6 "" "" Unsupported
.SH Name
fortune \- print a random, hopefully interesting, adage
.SH Syntax
.B /usr/games/fortune
[
.B \-
] [
.B \-wsl
]
..[ file ]
.SH Description
.NXR "fortune command"
.NXA "fortune command" "ching command"
The 
.PN fortune
program with no arguments prints out a random adage. 
.SH Options
.PP
.TP 5
.B \-w
Waits before termination
for an amount of time calculated from the number of characters in the message.
This is useful if it is executed as part of the logout procedure
to guarantee that the message can be read before the screen is cleared.
.TP 5
.B \-s
Short messages only.
.TP 5
.B \-l
Long messages only.
.\".PP
.\"..The user may specify a file of adages.
.\"..This file must be created by strfile(6),
.\"..and be given by the user as
.\"...it file.
.\"..Only one such file may be named,
.\"..subsequent ones are ignored.
.SH Files
.PN /usr/games/lib/fortunes.dat