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authorErkin Batu Altunbaş <erkinbatu@gmail.com>2012-05-03 01:00:09 +0300
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@@ -3,29 +3,34 @@ ponysay - A cowsay wrapper with ponies.
The pony files are [desktop/browser ponies](http://web.student.tuwien.ac.at/~e0427417/browser-ponies/ponies.html) converted using [img2xterm](https://github.com/rossy2401/img2xterm).
![Derp](http://i.imgur.com/xOJbE.png)
-
-[](/derp "Today your terminal, tomorrow the world!")
+Today your terminal, tomorrow the world!
Installation on Linux
---------------------
-If you do not already have cowsay you will need to install it
+If you do not already have `cowsay` you will need to install it
- apt-get install cowsay
+ apt-get install cowsay # assuming dpkg
-[Download](https://github.com/erkin/ponysay/zipball/master) this project. In the terminal navagate to the ponysay folder and run
+[Download](https://github.com/erkin/ponysay/downloads) the latest project. In the terminal, `cd` into the ponysay directory and run
sudo make
-This will install ponysay into the `/usr` directory to use ponysay run
+This will install ponysay into the $PREFIX (`/usr` by default). In order to use ponysay, run
ponysay "I am just the cutest pony"
+
+Or if you have a specific pony in your mind:
+
+ ponysay -f pinkie "Partay!~"
### Pony fortune on terminal startup
-This requires that you have the `fortune` command installed
+This requires that you have the `fortune` utility installed
apt-get install fortune
+
+You can try [this](http://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlelinux/comments/srixi/using_ponysay_with_a_ponified_fortune_warning/) script to ponify fortunes.
Edit your `~/.bashrc` and add this to the end of the file
@@ -45,4 +50,4 @@ __A:__ Ask and we'll add!
__Q:__ Which programs do you use to generate the pony files?
-__A:__ The pony files are actually [browser ponies](http://web.student.tuwien.ac.at/~e0427417/browser-ponies/ponies.html) that are generated into cow files via [img2xterm](https://github.com/rossy2401/img2xterm).
+__A:__ The pony files are actually a bunch of selected [browser ponies](http://web.student.tuwien.ac.at/~e0427417/browser-ponies/ponies.html) that are generated into cow files via [img2xterm](https://github.com/rossy2401/img2xterm).