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cowsay

program that generates ASCII pictures of a cow with a message
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cowsay

Summary

cowsay is a free software[1]. cowsay ranks in the top 5% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (208 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • cowsay's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • cowsay's instance of is recorded as command-line tool[4].
  • cowsay's instance of is recorded as filter[5].
  • cowsay's copyright license is recorded as Artistic License[6].
  • cowsay's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[7].
  • cowsay's programmed in is recorded as Q42478[8].
  • cowsay's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[9].
  • cowsay's software version identifier is recorded as 3.03[10].
  • cowsay's software version identifier is recorded as 3.04[11].
  • cowsay's software version identifier is recorded as 3.04.01[12].
  • cowsay's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.0[13].
  • cowsay's software version identifier is recorded as 3.6.0[14].
  • cowsay's software version identifier is recorded as 3.6.1[15].
  • cowsay's software version identifier is recorded as 3.7.0[16].
  • cowsay's software version identifier is recorded as 3.8.0[17].
  • cowsay's software version identifier is recorded as 3.8.1[18].
  • cowsay's software version identifier is recorded as 3.8.2[19].
  • cowsay's software version identifier is recorded as 3.8.3[20].
  • cowsay's software version identifier is recorded as 3.8.4[21].
  • cowsay's platform is recorded as Android[22].
  • cowsay's platform is recorded as Linux[23].
  • cowsay's platform is recorded as Berkeley Software Distribution[24].
  • cowsay's platform is recorded as macOS[25].
  • cowsay's input device is recorded as command-line interface[26].
  • cowsay's official website is recorded as https://cowsay.diamonds/[27].

Why It Matters

cowsay ranks in the top 5% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (208 views/month).[2] cowsay has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] cowsay is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Android command-line interface cross-platform free software Linux macOS

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cowsay_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{cowsay}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cowsay}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
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  1. 9d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Netbsd package id → —
    Operating system → cross-platform
    Netbsd package id → misc/cowsay
    Homebrew formula name → —
    + 43 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9045]]: cowsay, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/325039066|cowsay (#325039066)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package]] #mi"
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