#!/bin/bash
FORTFILE=/home/rodolfoap/bin/fortunes.mine
EDITOR=vi
HLPTXT=$(cat <<EOT
GNU fortunes is a personal fortunes engine organizer, written in bash.
Usage: fortunes [OPTION]
Options:
-e edit fortunes file
-l enters learning mode
-m enters multiline-learning mode
--help shows this help
--version shows version
Examples:
fortunes --help shows this help
fortunes -e edits fortunes file
fortunes generates a random fortune
fortunes -l starts learning mode
Report bugs to rodolfoap@hotmail.com
EOT)
VERTXT=$(cat <<EOT
GNU fortunes v0.1
Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Written by Rodolfo Alcazar
EOT)
case "$1" in
"")
fortune $FORTFILE
;;
"-e")
$EDITOR $FORTFILE
/usr/sbin/strfile $FORTFILE
echo
;;
"-l")
echo "Entering learning mode."
echo
read -p "> " QUE
echo -e "$QUE\n%" >> $FORTFILE
echo
/usr/sbin/strfile $FORTFILE
;;
"-m")
echo "Entering multiline learning mode. End questions and answers with ^D."
echo
echo -n "> "
QUE=$(cat)
echo -e "$QUE\n%" >> $FORTFILE
echo
/usr/sbin/strfile $FORTFILE
;;
"-h"|"--help")
echo "$HLPTXT"
;;
"-v"|"--version")
echo "$VERTXT"
;;
esac
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