FreeBSD tips of the day
Joshua Lokken
joshua at joshualokken.com
Thu Apr 17 16:20:30 PDT 2003
* Martin Karlsson (mk-freebsd at bredband.net) wrote:
==> Hi,
==>
==> * Joshua Lokken <joshua at joshualokken.com> [2003-04-17 15.18 -0700]:
==> > How would a guy [guy is meant here as a generic term meaning
==> > 'person' or 'body'] go about creating, ie 'simpsons.db' from a
==> > homespun file of
==> > simpsons fortunes? Thanks,
==>
==> strfile(8) would do that.
==>
==> Put delimiting characters in your simpsons-file (the existing
==> fortune-files use a percent-sign), place it in
==> /usr/share/games/fortune and issue:
==>
==> # strfile simpsons
==>
==> HTH,
==> --
==> Martin Karlsson
It does, indeed. Thanks Martin!
--
Joshua
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