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cowsay

Print ASCII art (by default a cow) saying or thinking something. More information: https://github.com/tnalpgge/rank-amateur-cowsay.
  • Print an ASCII cow saying "hello, world":
    cowsay "{{hello, world}}"
  • Print an ASCII cow saying text from stdin:
    echo "{{hello, world}}" | cowsay
  • List all available art types:
    cowsay -l
  • Print the specified ASCII art saying "hello, world":
    cowsay -f {{art}} "{{hello, world}}"
  • Print a dead thinking ASCII cow:
    cowthink -d "{{I'm just a cow, not a great thinker...}}"
  • Print an ASCII cow with custom eyes saying "hello, world":
    cowsay -e {{characters}} "{{hello, world}}"

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