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`ponysay` — cowsay reimplemention for ponies.
Today your terminal, tomorrow the world!
Installation on GNU/Linux (or other Unix implementations)
---------------------------------------------------------
[Download](/erkin/ponysay/downloads) or clone the project.
In the terminal, `cd` into the ponysay directory and `./setup.py install` or `python3 setup.py install`.
You may need to be super user to run `./setup.py install` without `--private`, on most systems this
can be achieved by running `sudo ./setup.py install`.
For more information we have provided you with an extensive [manual in PDF](https://github.com/erkin/ponysay/blob/master/ponysay.pdf?raw=true).
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!~"
Run `info ponysay`, `man 6 ponysay` or `ponysay -h` for more information.
A Spanish manual is available: `man -L es 6 ponysay`.
#### Arch Linux
The package is in the official repositories as `community/ponysay`, there is also a git version named `ponysay-git` in AUR.
#### Chakra
A git version of the package is available as `ponysay-git` in CCR, alongside a stable package as `ponysay`.
#### Gentoo Linux
There is a package for Gentoo, to make installation and keeping it up to date easy. You can find it in [this overlay](/etu/aidstu-overlay). The package is named `games-misc/ponysay`.
#### Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu
The DEB file can be found [here](http://roryholland.co.uk/misc.html#ponysay) and PPA:s can be found [here](https://launchpad.net/~vincent-c/+archive/ppa) and [here](https://launchpad.net/~blazemore/+archive/ponysay).
### Pony fortune on terminal startup
This requires that you have the `fortune` utility installed. You can install it from your repositories (may be named `fortune-mod`)
or just fetch the source code from [here](ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/games/amusements/fortune/).
You can try [this](http://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlelinux/comments/srixi/using_ponysay_with_a_ponified_fortune_warning/) script or
[ponypipe](/maandree/ponypipe) to ponify fortunes.
Edit your `~/.bashrc` and add this to the end of the file
fortune | ponysay
Now every time you open a terminal a pony should give your fortune
### Pony quotes
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`.
Just as with `-f`, `-q` can be used multiple time to to sepecify a set of ponies from which one will be selected randomly.
When running `ponysay -l` or `ponysay -L` the ponies which have quotes will be printed bold or bright (depending on terminal).
### Ponies in TTY (Linux VT)
If you have a custom colour palette edit your `~/.bashrc` and add
if [ "$TERM" = "linux" ]; then
function ponysay
{
exec ponysay "$@"
#RESET PALETTE HERE
}
fi
Read the PDF or info manual for more information.
Installation on Microsoft™ Windows®
-----------------------------------
[¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯](http://i.imgur.com/2nP5N.png)
Dependencies
------------
### Required runtime dependencies
`coreutils`: `stty` in coreutils used to determine size of the terminal
`python>=3`: written in python 3
### Package building dependencies
`gzip`: used for compressing manuals (suppressable with `./configure --without-info-compression --without-man-compression`)
`texinfo`: used for building info manual (suppressable with `./configure --without-info`)
`python>=3`: the installation process is written in python 3
Run `./dependency-test.sh` if things are not working for you.
FAQ
---
__Q:__ The output looks like a mess in _(TTY/PuTTY/other)_!
__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).
__Q:__ You are missing _(my-favourite-pony)_!
__A:__ [Ask](/erkin/ponysay/issues) and we'll add!
__Q:__ Which programs do you use to generate the pony files?
__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).
The [PDF manual](/erkin/ponysay/blob/master/ponysay.pdf?raw=true) should answer most of your questions.
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