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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 22:10:58 +0200
From: Mark van Dijk <lists+zsh@internecto.net>
To: Mikael Magnusson <mikachu@gmail.com>
Cc: zsh-users@zsh.org
Subject: Re: Having random output from a file
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On Mon, 2 Apr 2012 19:25:32 +0200
Mikael Magnusson <mikachu@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 2 April 2012 19:19, Mark van Dijk <lists+zsh@internecto.net> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a file that contains quotes that are separated by a blank
> > line. Can zsh help me to randomly output a quote from that file or
> > should I use awk, or grep or so? Should the first quote be prefaced
> > by a blank line?
> >
> > Thanks for helping me,
> > -Mark.
>=20
> Are you trying to reinvent fortunes? Just separate the quotes by a
> line that has a % on it and you can use fortunes directly. :)
>=20

Oh yes, good plan indeed. When I was reading Voltaire on wikiquotes I
couldn't resist sharing his wisdom. In (t)his regard it is remarkable
both how little has changed through the years and how ironic each quote
appears to be under this email. :-)

--=20
It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.
  -- Voltaire, 'Le d=C3=AEner du comte de Boulainvilliers' (1767)