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# xcowsay
> Display a cute cow and message on your Linux desktop.
> The cow is displayed for either a fixed amount of time, or an amount of time calculated from the size of the text. Click on the cow to dismiss it immediately.
> More information: <https://www.doof.me.uk/xcowsay/>.
- Display a cow saying "hello, world":
`xcowsay "{{hello, world}}"`
- Display a cow with output from another command:
`ls | xcowsay`
- Display a cow at the specified X and Y coordinates:
`xcowsay --at={{X}},{{Y}}`
- Display a different sized cow:
`xcowsay --cow-size={{small|med|large}}`
- Display a thought bubble instead of a speech bubble:
`xcowsay --think`
- Display a different image instead of the default cow:
`xcowsay --image={{path/to/file}}`