FIGlet
Behavior
FIGlet can read from standard input or accept a message as part of the command line. It prints to standard output. Some common arguments (options) are:-f
to select a font file. (font files are available here)-d
to change the directory for fonts.-c
centers the output.-l
left-aligns the output.-r
right-aligns the output.-t
sets the output width to the terminal width.-w
specifies a custom output width.-k
enables kerning, printing each letter of the message individually, instead of merged into the adjacent letters.
[user@hostname ~]$ figlet -ct -f roman Wikipedia
generates this output:
oooooo oooooo oooo o8o oooo o8o .o8 o8o
`888. `888. .8' `"' `888 `"' "888 `"'