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# xcowsay

> Display a cute cow and message on your Linux desktop.
> The cow is displayed for either a fixed amount of time, or an amount of time calculated from the size of the text. Click on the cow to dismiss it immediately.
> More information: <https://manned.org/xcowsay>.

- Display a cow saying "hello, world":

`xcowsay "{{hello, world}}"`

- Display a cow with output from another command:

`ls | xcowsay`

- Display a cow at the specified X and Y coordinates:

`xcowsay --at {{X}},{{Y}}`

- Display a different sized cow:

`xcowsay --cow-size {{small|med|large}}`

- Display a thought bubble instead of a speech bubble:

`xcowsay --think`

- Display a different image instead of the default cow:

`xcowsay --image {{path/to/file}}`
