Command-line tool

fortune

brew/fortune

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Infamous electronic fortune-cookie generator

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install fortune

Linux

brew install fortune

Print a quotation

fortune

Print an [o]ffensive quotation

fortune -o

Print a [l]ong quotation

fortune -l

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