Cowsay-rs

A Rust implementation of the classic cowsay program.

Installation

From Source

You can build it from the source code:

git clone https://github.com/franco-grobler/cowsay-rs.git
cd cowsay-rs
cargo install --path crates/cowsay-cli

Usage

The command-line interface is available via the cowsay-rs binary.

Basic Usage

To have a cow say something, simply provide a message:

cowsay-rs "Moo!"

   ______
  < Moo! >
   ------
          \   ^__^
           \  (oo)\_______
              (__)\       )\/\
                  ||----w |
                  ||     ||

Listing Available Cows

You can list all the available cowfiles:

cowsay-rs -l

Choosing a Cow

Use the -f flag to select a different character:

cowsay-rs -f tux "Hello from Tux!"

   _________________
  < Hello from Tux! >
   -----------------
          \
           \
              .--.
             |o_o |
             |:_/ |
            //   \ \
           (|     | )
          /'\_   _/`\
          \___)=(___/

Other Options

There are various flags to alter the cow's appearance. For example, to make the cow look "greedy":

cowsay-rs -g "I want more grass"

   ___________________
  < I want more grass >
   -------------------
          \   ^__^
           \  ($$)\_______
              (__)\       )\/\
                  ||----w |
                  ||     ||

For a full list of options, you can use the --help flag:

cowsay-rs --help

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to help, please feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.