A clone of cowsay, written in Go

The easier way to get somesay is to run the command:

go install github.com/dtpreda/somesay

In alternative, you can clone the repository and run the provided script, which installs the binary in your $GOPATH/bin directory:

git clone [email protected]:dtpreda/somesay.git && cd somesay && ./install.sh

Don't forget to add $GOPATH/bin to your $PATH variable, if you choose to do it this way.

export PATH="$PATH:$(go env GOBIN):$(go env GOPATH)/bin"

In alternative to the script, you main simply use go run to run the program or build it using go build and then running the executable.

somesay, like cowsay, is a command line utility that prints a message in a speech bubble. Its input should be piped to it, like so:

$ command | somesay

For example, it can be used to print the output of the fortune command:

dtpreda $ fortune | somesay
o------------------------------------------------------------------o
| Will this never-ending series of PLEASURABLE EVENTS never cease? |
o------------------------------------------------------------------o
       \  ^__^
        \ (oo)\_______
          (__)\       )\/\
              ||----w |
              ||     ||
dtpreda $

If you want to contribute to somesay, you can do so by forking the repository and submitting a pull request. If you find a bug, please open an issue.

• Add more animals or figures;
• Add more options for the speech bubble;
• Add colors;
• Add custom animal or figure upload.

This project was is loosely based on the work developed by Flavio Copes, which can be found here.