tldr/pages/common/cowsay.md
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# cowsay
> Generate an ASCII character like a cow or sheep saying or thinking something.
> Available characters are stored in the /usr/share/cowsay on Linux.
> And /usr/local/share/cows/ on Mac.
- Print an ASCII cow saying "Hello world!":
`cowsay "Hello world!"`
- Print an ASCII dragon saying "Hello!":
`echo "Hello!" | cowsay -f dragon`
- Print a stoned thinking ASCII cow:
`cowthink -s "I'm just a cow, not a great thinker ..."`
- Print out a list of all characters with cowsay:
`ls -1 {{cowsay_character_directory}} | rev | cut -c 5- | rev | xargs -I _ cowsay -f _ cowsay -f _`