#!/usr/bin/env bash # VOCAFORTUNE! Make tetosong not need fortune anymore! while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do export "${1#-}"="$2"; shift 2; done # now it can be -l ./vocafortunes like a proper program!!!! # argument handling # i can use this anywhere!!!!!!! save this you!!!!!! #fortune script shopt -s globstar if [ -z "$l" ]; then export "DIR"="$HOME/.local/share/tetosong/vocafortunes/**"; else export "DIR"="$l/**"; fi for file in $DIR; do if [[ -f "$file" ]]; then readarray -td '`' temp < "$file"; array+=("${temp[@]}"); fi; done export "ITEMS"="${#array[@]}" export "CHOICE"="$(shuf -i 1-$ITEMS -n 1)" echo "${array[$CHOICE]}"