Software: Perl Script, Random Signatures.

Right, I've had so many requests for this one, I decided to post it as well.
There are some notes missing at the bottom, which I will try to fill in 
as best I can:)
	Hope ye's all like it now...

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#!/usr/local/bin/perl
#######
# Randomizes your sig by copying a random sig file
# from $HOME/sigs/ into $HOME/.signature
#
# be sure to change $home to your home directory path
# and to change the @files line if you use a different path structure
#
# the file defined in $base will be put into the sig file,
# then the random sig will be appended to it.
#  if you want to use this feature, be sure to uncomment the `cat base` line
#######

$home = "/users/u3/lbedford";   # this line defines the users home dir
#$base = "$home/randsigbase";   # this defines where the base file is
srand(time|$$);                    # this makes random numbers happen
@files = <$home/randsigs/*>;   # this is the path to the sigs dir
$this = $files[rand(@files)];      # this picks a random file from the
                                   #    sigs dir (see also (3) below)
#`cat $base > $home/.signature`;   # see (1) below
`cat $this > $home/.signature`;    # see (2) below
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Right, notes
First of all, change the directory in the first line to whatever is 
relevant for your Unix installation... Ask your sys admin if you're not sure.

Second, change the $home=... line to point to your own home directory.

Thirdly, make sure you create a randsigs directory off your home 
directory, do this by typing 'mkdir randsigs'.

lastly, the two points I cut off before.
(1) To make the script add a random ending to a constant signature, take 
the # out from the beginning of this line, and change the '>' to '>>' in 
the next line. This makes the script take the file 'randsigbase', copy 
that to your signature, and append on a random ending.

(2) I think I covered this in point (1), basically, to get a random 
ending, change the '>' to '>>'.

Have fun.
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  \____|\mm    |      if you're nice to me, and like my jokes!!!
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