About
FIGlet renders a line of text as large letters built from ordinary characters. A range of fonts is available. A quick way to make a heading for a script's output, or a banner for a terminal session.
Install it
pkg install figlet
Run this inside Termux. If the package is already present, pkg will say so and
do nothing.
Commands worth knowing
6 of the invocations you will actually reach for. Tap the copy button to put one on your clipboard.
figlet Hello Render a word as large block letters using the default font. figlet -f slant Hello Render text using a named font, for a different look. figlet -w 40 Hello Set the output width, so longer phrases wrap sensibly. figlet -c Hello Centre the banner within the output width. figlet -k Hello Lay the letters out across the line instead of stacking them into a block. figlet -l List the fonts available on the system. Worked example
Run figlet Hi and this is what you should see.
$ figlet Hi
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|_| |_|_| Each character of the input becomes a column of the banner.
Developed by
Glenn Chappell and Ian Chai .