Now, let's set up fortune so that it gets run every time you log in. Use your favorite text editor to edit a file named .bash_profile in your home directory. If the file doesn't exist already, go ahead and create it. Insert a line at the top:

fortune

Try logging out and back in. Unless you're running a display manager like xdm, gdm or kdm, you should be greeted cheerfully when you log in:

mycroft.flatmonk.org login: chouser
Password:
Freedom from incrustations of grime is contiguous to rectitude.
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