Subj : Alive?
To   : Janis Kracht
From : Sean Dennis
Date : Sat Apr 21 2018 17:50:17

Hello Janis,

19 Apr 18 07:45 at you wrote to me:

 JK> Neat :)  Hmm... wish I could think of way to do scrabble for Linux
 JK> that way - HEH... you probably could with premade screens or something
 JK> :) :) ah, have to drink some coffee and then actually think about it
 JK> :)

The "answers" themselves are in a separate text file but here's the script:

=== Cut ===
#!/bin/bash
FILE=answers.dat
if [ ! -f "$FILE" ]
then
  echo "ANSWERS.DAT not found!"
  echo "Program aborting."
  exit 1
fi

clear
# Echoed in light green
echo -e "\e[92mThe Magic Oracle/BASH"
echo -e "\e[36mWritten by and (C)2017 Sean Dennis."
echo
echo -e "\e[96mWhat is your question for the Oracle?\e[37m"
read QUESTION
echo
echo -e "\e[92mYour question was:"
echo -e "\e[37m$QUESTION"
echo
echo -e "\e[95mAfter consulting the Oracle, his answer is...\e[33m"

# Pick and display a random line in ANSWERS.DAT.
sort --random-sort $FILE | head -n 1
echo -e "\e[39m"
=== Cut ===

That's all, folks!

Later,
Sean

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