On Fri, May 17, 2002 at 04:32:54PM +0930, Tom Cook wrote:
> On 0, Brandt Dusthimer <brandt@dusthimers.com> wrote:
> > As bonkers as this might seem, does any one know if there is any way of
> > setting up a file (like a motd file) so that it uses the output of a
> > program like fortune?
>
> I think if you could get fortune to write to a FIFO then you would be
> laughing. If you don't mind using something other than fortune, then
> signify handles this fairly gracefully. Try something like this:
>
> rm /etc/motd
> mkfifo /etc/motd
> signify --fifo=/etc/motd --input=/etc/logout-messages
> cat /etc/motd
>
> You will, of course, need to supply a list of logout messages
> appropriate for your site.
Or combine the two:
# cat > /etc/motd.signify <<!
% { exec
fortune
% }
!
# mv /etc/motd /etc/motd.orig
# mkfifo /etc/motd
# signify --fifo=/etc/motd --input=/etc/motd.signify &
# cat /etc/motd
--
Karl E. Jørgensen
karl@jorgensen.com
www.karl.jorgensen.com
==== Today's fortune:
Did you know that if you took all the economists in the world and lined
them up end to end, they'd still point in the wrong direction?
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