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

Are you trying to reinvent fortunes? Just separate the quotes by a
line that has a % on it and you can use fortunes directly. :)

-- 
Mikael Magnusson