cowsay

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

• 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}"

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