.TH FORTUNE 6
.SH NAME
fortune \- cookies
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B fortune
[ file ]
.PP
.B say
[ N ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Fortune
prints a one-line aphorism chosen at random.
If a
.I file
is specified, the sayings are taken from that file;
otherwise they are selected from /usr/games/lib/fortunes.
.PP
.I Say
constructs
.I N
proverbs out of old parts.
.IR N =1
by default.
.SH FILES
/usr/games/lib/fortunes \(em sayings
.br
/usr/games/lib/fortunes.index \(em fast lookup table, maintained automatically