Whenever, I log in I get a quote of the day from my slackware system.
My questions are:

a) What is the file path from which these quotes are selected?
b) How a quote is selected to be displayed?
c) Probably there is a script file that runs another script/program
that selects and displays the quote.
Where is the login script located?

I tried to search the web but without avail. Any help will be
appreciated.

Many thanks,

A.

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anonymous wrote:
> Whenever, I log in I get a quote of the day from my slackware system.
> My questions are:
>
> a) What is the file path from which these quotes are selected?

/usr/share/games/fortunes

> b) How a quote is selected to be displayed?

Semi-randomly, depending on the invocation parameters for the fortune
binary. Read the fortune(6) manpage ("man 6 fortune") for the details

> c) Probably there is a script file that runs another script/program
> that selects and displays the quote.
> Where is the login script located?

In current Slackware systems, /etc/profile.d/bsd-games-login-fortune.*sh

In older Slackware systems (9.0 or older, I believe), /etc/profile


> I tried to search the web but without avail. Any help will be
> appreciated.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> A.
>



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Lew Pitcher, IT Specialist, Corporate Technology Solutions,
Enterprise Technology Solutions, TD Bank Financial Group

(Opinions expressed here are my own, not my employer's)
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In article <r_18g.14715$M31.79087@news20.bellglobal.com>,
Lew.Pitcher@tdsecurities.com says...
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>anonymous wrote:
>> Whenever, I log in I get a quote of the day from my slackware system.
>> My questions are:
>>
>> a) What is the file path from which these quotes are selected?
>
>/usr/share/games/fortunes
>
>> b) How a quote is selected to be displayed?
>
>Semi-randomly, depending on the invocation parameters for the fortune
>binary. Read the fortune(6) manpage ("man 6 fortune") for the details
>
>> c) Probably there is a script file that runs another script/program
>> that selects and displays the quote.
>> Where is the login script located?
>
>In current Slackware systems, /etc/profile.d/bsd-games-login-fortune.*sh
>
>In older Slackware systems (9.0 or older, I believe), /etc/profile
>
>
>> I tried to search the web but without avail. Any help will be
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> A.
>>
>
>
>
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>
>Lew Pitcher, IT Specialist, Corporate Technology Solutions,
>Enterprise Technology Solutions, TD Bank Financial Group
>
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Hello!
Lew your correct. On this system, I have it setup to do that, and promptly present
me with a quote from its Star Trek collection. Also one from a Star Wars collection
that the Fresh Meat service found for me. I still haven't worked out the logic behind
the linuxcookie methods, but its working so I left it alone.

As he stated, on 10.0 and later releases its listed someplace inside the /etc/profile.d
location. Look for ones labeled "bsd-games-login-fortune.*sh" and pick the one for
your chosen shell.
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The Eighth Doctor wrote:
> In article <r_18g.14715$M31.79087@news20.bellglobal.com>,
> Lew.Pitcher@tdsecurities.com says...
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> >anonymous wrote:
> >> Whenever, I log in I get a quote of the day from my slackware system.
> >> My questions are:
> >>
> >> a) What is the file path from which these quotes are selected?
> >
> >/usr/share/games/fortunes
> >
> >> b) How a quote is selected to be displayed?
> >
> >Semi-randomly, depending on the invocation parameters for the fortune
> >binary. Read the fortune(6) manpage ("man 6 fortune") for the details
> >
> >> c) Probably there is a script file that runs another script/program
> >> that selects and displays the quote.
> >> Where is the login script located?
> >
> >In current Slackware systems, /etc/profile.d/bsd-games-login-fortune.*sh
> >
> >In older Slackware systems (9.0 or older, I believe), /etc/profile
> >
> >
> >> I tried to search the web but without avail. Any help will be
> >> appreciated.
> >>
> >> Many thanks,
> >>
> >> A.
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >- --
> >
> >Lew Pitcher, IT Specialist, Corporate Technology Solutions,
> >Enterprise Technology Solutions, TD Bank Financial Group
> >
> >(Opinions expressed here are my own, not my employer's)
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> Hello!
> Lew your correct. On this system, I have it setup to do that, and promptly present
> me with a quote from its Star Trek collection. Also one from a Star Wars collection
> that the Fresh Meat service found for me. I still haven't worked out the logic behind
> the linuxcookie methods, but its working so I left it alone.
>
> As he stated, on 10.0 and later releases its listed someplace inside the /etc/profile.d
> location. Look for ones labeled "bsd-games-login-fortune.*sh" and pick the one for
> your chosen shell.
> --
> GCL drwho8 atsign att dot net
> "This signature supports Google Groups because it contains postings that are nearly
> as old as the people who manage it, and probably older."


Many thanks for help.