Quote of the Moment

Display a random tech or programming quote to the console.

Overview

qotm is my version of fortune but outputs tech or programming quotes. And like fortune, qotm is better with cowsay and/or lolcat. So it is best to have either or both of them installed.

Installation

# Installing qotm
> npm install -g qotm

# Installing cowsay and lolcat:
# Via apt 
> sudo apt-get install cowsay lolcat

# Via npm
> npm install -g cowsay lolcatjs

Usage

# Get a random quote [ text only ]
> qotm

# Colorize text with lolcat (or lolcatjs, if you installed via npm)
> qotm | lolcat

# Text with cowsay
> qotm | cowsay

# Combined
> qotm | cowsay | lolcat

You can also add the command to your shell's *rc file (.bashrc, .zshrc, etc. or whatever file the shell loads on startup) so it outputs a quote everytime you open a new shell.

Updates

This Repo will be frequently updated with new quotes. Simply run npm i -g qotm to get the latest updates. Expect an update notifier to be added in future updates so as to prompt you when new updates are ready.

Contributing

There are thousands of tech and programming quotes out there. You have your favorites right? Add them to the contributing.json file using the specified format and submit a pull request to the qotm-cli branch. I'll be happy to pull them in and make them available in subsequent updates. You can also help in any other way you can, be it code refactoring, typo fixes, etc. NB: I may need to verify the quote and it's author. Please do check as well before adding quotes.

> qotm 

Vision without execution is daydreaming

-- Bill Gates