cowsay

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Print ASCII art (by default a cow) saying or thinking something.

Examples (6)

Print an ASCII cow saying "hello, world"

cowsay "hello, world"

Print an ASCII cow saying text from `stdin`

echo "hello, world" | cowsay

List all available art types

cowsay -l

Print the specified ASCII art saying "hello, world"

cowsay -f art "hello, world"

Print a dead thinking ASCII cow

cowthink -d "I'm just a cow, not a great thinker..."

Print an ASCII cow with custom eyes saying "hello, world"

cowsay -e characters "hello, world"