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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# fortune

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

- Print a quotation:

`fortune`

- Print an offensive quotation:

`fortune -o`

- Print a long quotation:

`fortune -l`

- Print a short quotation:

`fortune -s`

- List the available quotation database files:

`fortune -f`

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

`fortune {{path/to/file}}`
