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Install `cowsay` command\n    - Linux\n\n        ```bash\n        sudo apt get install cowsay\n        ```\n\n    - MacOS\n\n        ```bash\n        brew install cowsay\n        ```\n\n2. Persist `COWPATH` environment variable\n\n   \u003e Default path `/usr/share/cowsay/cows`\n\n    ```bash\n    echo \"export COWPATH=\\\"~/.cows\\\"\" \u003e\u003e ~/.bashrc\n    ```\n\n3. Copy over desired `*.cow` files into `$COWPATH` directory, i.e.\n\n    ```bash\n    cp cows/angel.cow $COWPATH\n    ```\n\n## Usage\n\nProvide the name of the copied cow file in the format\n\n```bash\necho \"$message\" | cowsay -f $filename\n```\n\ni.e.\n\n```bash\necho \"Peace be to Earth\" | cowsay -f angel\n```\n\nOutputs\n\n```text\n ___________________\n\u003c Peace be to Earth \u003e\n -------------------\n   \\\n         ==\n      \u003c^\\()/^\u003e\n       \\/  \\/\n        /  \\\n        `''`     jgs\n```\n\n## Notable ASCII Artists\n\n- [Famous ASCII Artists List](https://www.asciiart.eu/ascii-artists/famous)\n- Joan G. Stark (Spunk) (jgs)\n  - [Personal Website](http://www.ascii-art.com)\n  - [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Stark)\n- Michael Lazar (mozz)\n  - [Website](https://mozz.us)\n- Shanaka Dias (snd)\n- - [Website](http://asciiart.website/artist.php?artist_id=121\u0026page=1)\n- Rowan Crawford (Row)\n  - [Art Repository](https://the.sunnyspot.org/asciiart/gallery/art08.html)\n- Lorrie Carrington (lc)\n  - Member of [ASCII Art Ring](https://artcode.org/ascii/list.php)\n  - [Personal Website](https://www.angelfire.com/art/lorriesascii)\n- Andreas Freise (a:f)\n  - Member of [ASCII Art Ring](https://artcode.org/ascii/list.php)\n  - [Personal Website](http://www.ascii-art.de/ascii/my)\n- llizard (ejm)\n  - \u003chttps://llizard.etherwork.net/index.php\u003e\n- Joris Bellenger (b'ger)\n  - \u003chttps://asciiart.website/artist.php?artist_id=31\u0026page=1\u003e\n- Alessio Roberti Vittory (ARV)\n- BluePard (BP)\n- Veronica Karlsson (VK)\n- H P Barmario - Morfina (mf)\n- Sebastian Stöcker (SSt)\n\n## Notable ASCII Art Galleries\n\n- [Additional cowsay cows colored](https://github.com/paulkaefer/cowsay-files)\n- [Dots Art](https://emojicombos.com)\n- \u003chttps://github.com/bkendzior/cowfiles/tree/master\u003e\n- \u003chttps://asciiart.cc\u003e\n- \u003chttps://texteditor.com/gallery\u003e\n- \u003chttps://github.com/sckott/cowsay/blob/main/R/animals.r\u003e\n- \u003chttps://artcode.org/ascii/list.php\u003e\n- \u003chttps://www.penceland.com/ascii.html\u003e\n- \u003chttps://the.sunnyspot.org/asciiart/gallery/saaas1.html\u003e\n- \u003chttp://www.ascii-art.de/ascii\u003e\n\n- \u003chttps://www.curlie.org/en/Arts/Visual_Arts/ASCII_Art/Collections\u003e\n- \u003chttps://www.mozz.us/ascii-art.html\u003e\n  - \u003chttps://www.mozz.us/ascii-art/scratchpad.html\u003e\n- \u003chttps://ascii.co.uk/art\u003e\n- \u003chttps://www.asciiart.eu\u003e\n- \u003chttps://asciiart.website/index.php\u003e\n- \u003chttps://artcode.org/ascii/directory.php?cat=Artists\u0026first=0\u0026time=\u003e\n\n## Contributing\n\n- \u003chttps://www.ascii-art.de/ascii/faq.html\u003e\n\nFeel free to open an Merge-Request to add additional ASCII art cows that you like.  \nEnsure you are keeping the signature inside the ASCII art image, and that the file comments properly give attribution.  \n\nIf any ASCII art credits are improper or incomplete, please notify me so I can correct it.  \nIf any ASCII artists wish to have their art removed for this collection, please notify me and I will remove it promptly.  \n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmstill3%2Fcowsay-files","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fmstill3%2Fcowsay-files","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmstill3%2Fcowsay-files/lists"}