figlet
Generate ASCII banners from user input.
See also: showfigfonts
.
More information: http://www.figlet.org/figlet-man.html.
- Generate by directly inputting text:
figlet input_text
- Use a custom [f]ont file:
figlet input_text -f path/to/font_file.flf
- Use a [f]ont from the default font directory (the extension can be omitted):
figlet input_text -f font_filename
- Pipe command output through FIGlet:
command | figlet
- Show available FIGlet fonts:
showfigfonts optional_string_to_display
- Use the full width of the [t]erminal and [c]enter the input text:
figlet -t -c input_text
- Display all characters at full [W]idth to avoid overlapping:
figlet -W input_text