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122 lines
4.8 KiB
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`ponysay` — cowsay reimplemention for ponies.
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Today your terminal, tomorrow the world!
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Installation on GNU/Linux (or other Unix implementations)
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[Download](/erkin/ponysay/downloads) or clone the project.
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In the terminal, `cd` into the ponysay directory and `./setup.py --freedom=partial install` or `python3 setup.py --freedom=partial install`.
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You may need to be super user to run `./setup.py --freedom=partial install` without `--private`, on most systems this
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can be achieved by running `sudo ./setup.py --freedom=partial install`.
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If you only want completely free ponies install use `--freedom=strict` instead of `--freedom=partial`.
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For more information we have provided you with an extensive [manual in PDF](https://github.com/erkin/ponysay/blob/master/ponysay.pdf?raw=true).
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In order to use ponysay, run:
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ponysay "I am just the cutest pony!"
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Or if you have a specific pony in your mind:
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ponysay -f pinkie "Partay!~"
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Run `info ponysay`, `man 6 ponysay` or `ponysay -h` for more information.
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A Spanish manual is available: `man -L es 6 ponysay`.
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#### Arch Linux
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The package is in the official repositories as `community/ponysay`, there is also a git version named `ponysay-git` in AUR.
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#### Chakra
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A git version of the package is available as `ponysay-git` in CCR, alongside a stable package as `ponysay`.
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#### Gentoo Linux
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There is a package for Gentoo, to make installation and keeping it up to date easy. You can find it in [this overlay](https://github.com/etu/aidstu-overlay). The package is named `games-misc/ponysay`.
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#### Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu
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The DEB file can be found in this PPA [here](https://launchpad.net/~vincent-c/+archive/ppa).
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### Pony fortune on terminal startup
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This requires that you have the `fortune` utility installed. You can install it from your repositories (may be named `fortune-mod`)
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or just fetch the source code from [here](ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/games/amusements/fortune/).
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You can try [this](http://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlelinux/comments/srixi/using_ponysay_with_a_ponified_fortune_warning/) script or
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[ponypipe](/maandree/ponypipe) to ponify fortunes.
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Edit your `~/.bashrc` and add this to the end of the file
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fortune | ponysay
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Now every time you open a terminal a pony should give your fortune
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### Pony quotes
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Running `ponysay --q` will give you a random pony saying one it its quote from MLP:FiM, or you can specify the pony: `ponysay -q pinkie`.
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Just as with `-f`, `-q` can be used multiple time to to sepecify a set of ponies from which one will be selected randomly.
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When running `ponysay -l` or `ponysay -L` the ponies which have quotes will be printed bold or bright (depending on terminal).
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### Ponies in TTY (Linux VT)
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If you have a custom colour palette edit your `~/.bashrc` and add
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if [ "$TERM" = "linux" ]; then
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function ponysay
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{
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exec ponysay "$@"
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#RESET PALETTE HERE
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}
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fi
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Read the PDF or info manual for more information.
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Installation on Microsoft™ Windows®
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[¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯](http://i.imgur.com/2nP5N.png)
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Dependencies
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### Required runtime dependencies
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`coreutils`: `stty` in coreutils used to determine size of the terminal
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`python>=3`: written in python 3
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### Package building dependencies
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`gzip`: used for compressing manuals (suppressable with `./configure --without-info-compression --without-man-compression`)
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`texinfo`: used for building info manual (suppressable with `./configure --without-info`)
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`python>=3`: the installation process is written in python 3
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Run `./dependency-test.sh` if things are not working for you.
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FAQ
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---
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__Q:__ The output looks like a mess in _(TTY/PuTTY/other)_!
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__A:__ Unfortunately we cannot make it perfect, see [issue 1](/erkin/ponysay/issues/1). But we have done a lot, read more about how to get the best the current state of the art has to offer in the [manual](/erkin/ponysay/blob/master/ponysay.pdf?raw=true).
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__Q:__ You are missing _(my-favourite-pony)_!
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__A:__ [Ask](/erkin/ponysay/issues) and we'll add!
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__Q:__ The outpus look weird on my _(xfce4-terminal/mate-terminal/xterm)_ whit _this_ font
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__A:__ We use blocks for printing the ponies, if the blocks are misalignated or you not use a __real__ monospaced font with aligned blocks try another monospaced font like 'fixed [misc]' or 'Liberation Mono'.
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__Q:__ Which programs do you use to generate the pony files?
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__A:__ The pony files are actually mostly a bunch of selected [browser ponies](//web.student.tuwien.ac.at/~e0427417/browser-ponies/ponies.html), converted using [util-say](/maandree/util-say),
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Other are taken from desktop ponies, and finally another are created specificaly for ponysay.
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The [PDF manual](/erkin/ponysay/blob/master/ponysay.pdf?raw=true) should answer most of your questions.
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