FIGlet prints its input using large characters (called ``FIGcharac- ters'')made up of ordinary screen characters (called ``sub-charac- ters''). FIGlet output is generally reminiscent of the sort of ``sig- natures'' many people like to put at the end of e-mail and UseNet mes- sages. It is also reminiscent of the output of some banner programs, although it is oriented normally, not sideways.
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Let's see some examples:
[root@desk mythcat]# dnf install figlet
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Dependencies resolved.
[mythcat@desk ~]$ figlet --h
figlet: invalid option -- '-'
Usage: figlet [ -cklnoprstvxDELNRSWX ] [ -d fontdirectory ]
[ -f fontfile ] [ -m smushmode ] [ -w outputwidth ]
[ -C controlfile ] [ -I infocode ] [ message ]
[mythcat@desk ~]$ figlet -v
FIGlet Copyright (C) 1991-2012 Glenn Chappell, Ian Chai, John Cowan,
Christiaan Keet and Claudio Matsuoka
Internet: Version: 2.2.5, date: 31 May 2012
FIGlet, along with the various FIGlet fonts and documentation, may be
freely copied and distributed.
If you use FIGlet, please send an e-mail message to .
The latest version of FIGlet is available from the web site,
http://www.figlet.org/
Usage: figlet [ -cklnoprstvxDELNRSWX ] [ -d fontdirectory ]
[ -f fontfile ] [ -m smushmode ] [ -w outputwidth ]
[ -C controlfile ] [ -I infocode ] [ message ] The arguments of this tool set to the left, center and right or change size and font:
The simple one can be this:
[mythcat@desk ~]$ figlet 2019