nimrodkerrett/fortunefeed: Script to generate an RSS feed containing a few `fortune -s` items. Use it as a cron job to generate something you can see in a ticker (e.g. on Kodi)

Script to generate an RSS feed containing a few `fortune -s` items. Use it as a cron job to generate something you can see in a ticker (e.g. on Kodi)

Nimrod Kerrett b0ee281cd6 Mention that fortune has to be installed :s		3 years ago
.gitignore	Remove rss file from repo	4 years ago
README.md	Mention that fortune has to be installed :s	3 years ago
fortunefeed.py	Ease fortune length (mystery why Kodi truncates)	4 years ago
index.html	Link from index.html to fortune.rss (d'Oh)	4 years ago
install.sh	Initial commit	4 years ago
makefortune.sh	Generate then mv feed (d'Oh)	4 years ago
requirements.txt	Initial commit	4 years ago

./install.sh

Also make sure /usr/games/fortune exists (for example, on Ubuntu nowadays you run sudo apt install fortune-mod in order to install it).

/PATH/TO/makefortune.sh would generate /PATH/TO/fortune.rss.

Tip: do this as a cron job, and make /PATH/TO/ accessible by web.