.TH fortune "" "" Command
.PC "Print randomly selected, hopefully humorous, text"
\fB/usr/games/fortune [ \fIfile\fB ]\fR
.PP
.HS
.SH Option:
.IC \fIfile\fR
Read a fortune from \fIfile\fR, instead of the default file
\fB/usr/games/lib/fortunes\fR
.HE
.B fortune
prints a message that is randomly selected from the contents of
a text file.
.B fortune
reads
.I file
if it is named on the command line;
otherwise, it reads the default file
.BR /usr/games/lib/fortunes .
.SH Files
\fB/usr/games/lib/fortunes\fR \(em Default fortunes
.SH "See Also"
.Xr "commands" commands
.SH Notes
The fortunes included in
.B /usr/games/lib/fortunes
were selected mainly because they would not give offense to anyone.
We encourage you to update this file with your favorite witticisms.
