To install cowsay, run the following command in macOS terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal)
sudo port install cowsay
To see what files were installed by cowsay, run:
port contents cowsay
To later upgrade cowsay, run:
sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade cowsay
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