QUOTE - Random Quotes

QUOTE extracts a random quote from a file. This can be a cheerful utility to invoke at login time. It's best used with a file of your favorite quotes, separated from each other by blank lines.

Files you may copy include:

• quote.f90, the source code;

The list of routines includes:

• QUOTE extracts a random quote from a file.
• FILE_LINE_COUNT counts the number of lines in a file.
• FILE_LINE_GET gets a particular line of a file.
• FILE_PARA_COUNT counts the number of paragraphs in a file.
• GET_UNIT returns a free FORTRAN unit number.
• I_RANDOM returns a random integer in a given range.
• QUOTE_FILE_PRINT prints a given quote from a quote file.

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