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From: Joshua Lokken <joshua@joshualokken.com>
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* Martin Karlsson (mk-freebsd@bredband.net) wrote:
==> Hi,
==> 
==> * Joshua Lokken <joshua@joshualokken.com> [2003-04-17 15.18 -0700]:
==> > How would a guy [guy is meant here as a generic term meaning 
==> > 'person' or 'body'] go about creating, ie 'simpsons.db' from a 
==> > homespun file of
==> > simpsons fortunes?  Thanks,
==> 
==> strfile(8) would do that.
==> 
==> Put delimiting characters in your simpsons-file (the existing 
==> fortune-files use a percent-sign), place it in 
==> /usr/share/games/fortune and issue:
==> 
==> # strfile simpsons
==> 
==> HTH,
==> -- 
==> Martin Karlsson

It does, indeed.  Thanks Martin!

--
Joshua