https://github.com/audy/catsay

:cat: :computer: like cowsay but cats
https://github.com/audy/catsay

cats utility

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:cat: :computer: like cowsay but cats

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/audy/catsay
• Owner: audy
• License: mit
• Created: 2013-10-02T13:34:46.000Z (about 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-06-06T23:17:09.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-05-25T16:08:05.323Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: cats, utility
• Language: Ruby
• Homepage:
• Size: 50.8 KB
• Stars: 48
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 9
• Open Issues: 5
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: readme.md
  • License: license.md

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Cats in your `$SHELL`. Pairs well with [lolcat](https://github.com/busyloop/lolcat).

```

$ catsay --cat octocat "Fork me on GitHub!"

               MMM.           .MMM

               MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

               MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

              MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

             MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

            MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM    Fork me on GitHub!

            MMMM::- -:::::::- -::MMMM    |/

             MM~:~   ~:::::~   ~:~MM

        .. MMMMM::. .:::+:::. .::MMMMM ..

              .MM::::: ._. :::::MM.

                 MMMM;:::::;MMMM

          -MM        MMMMMMM

          ^  M+     MMMMMMMMM

              MMMMMMM MM MM MM

                   MM MM MM MM

                   MM MM MM MM

                .~~MM~MM~MM~MM~~.

             ~~~~MM:~MM~~~MM~:MM~~~~

            ~~~~~~==~==~~~==~==~~~~~~

             ~~~~~~==~==~==~==~~~~~~

                 :~==~==~==~==~~

```

## Installation

`gem install catsay`

## Usage

```

usage: catsay ...

    -c, --cat [TEMPLATE]             Chooses the cat.

    -o, --out [OUTFILE]              Output file (default=/dev/stdout)

    -i, --in [INFILE]                Input file (default=/dev/stdin)

    -l, --list                       List cats and exit

    -e, --verbose                    Annoying kitty

```

## Contributing

This gem needs more cats! To add a cat, create an `erb` file in the `cats/`

directory. This file is just a text file. Add your cat and include the special

string `<%= @message %>` wherever you want the message to go. Then send me a

pull-request.