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A lighthearted tutorial covering the Linux `fortune` command, which displays random jokes in the terminal. Topics include installing `fortune-mod`, using flags like `-s` (short) and `-l` (long), selecting joke categories (which vary by distro), piping output into `cowsay` with a Tux penguin variant, using `watch` for continuous refresh, and adding fortune output to MOTD files for a joke-of-the-day on server login.

The completely useless fortune command on Linux

How to generate random jokes, pick categories, and add humor to server logins.