README.md

pokemonsay

pokemonsay is cowsay but for Pokémon! Internally pokemonsay still uses cowsay so you will need it installed as well.

Installation

macOS

You can install pokemonsay through Homebrew.

# If you do not already have Homebrew installed
$ /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
# To use gshuf (required)
$ brew install coreutils
# Install cowsay (required)
$ brew install cowsay
# To use random sayings (optional)
$ brew install fortune
# Allow homebrew to install from this repo
$ brew tap anthonyvadala/anthonyvadala
# Install pokemonsay
$ brew install pokemonsay

Debian/Ubuntu

$ git clone http://github.com/anthonyvadala/pokemonsay
$ cd pokemonsay
$ ./install.sh

Usage

Now that pokemonsay is installed, you can use it like so:

$ pokemonsay Hello World

To have a random Pokémon say some random thing to you, use fortune:

$ fortune | pokemonsay

There is a cowthink-like version as well:

$ pokemonthink --pokemon Charmander "One day I will be a Charizard!"

Options

-p, --pokemon POKEMON_NAME
	Choose what Pokémon will be used by its name.
-f, --file COW_FILE
	Specify which .cow file should be used.
-W, --word-wrap COLUMN
	Specify roughly where messages should be wrapped.
 -l, --list
	List all the Pokémon available.
-N, --no-name
	Do not tell the Pokémon name.
-t, --think
	Make the Pokémon think the message, instead of saying it.
-h, --help
	Display this usage message.
MESSAGE
	What the Pokémon will say. If you don\'t provide a message, a message will be read form standard input.

Known Issues

• When trying to call a Pokémon that has one or more variants you must specify [Pokémon name]_[dex number][variant letter], you can get a full listing of Pokémon with this information by using pokemonsay -l.

Uninstall

$ brew uninstall pokemonsay

Special Thanks

A special thanks to @possatti for creating the original pokemonsay.

NOTICE

I don't own Pokémon or anything related to it. Pokémon is property of The Pokémon Company.