Text banner
Fri, Jan 4, 2019 · 1 minute readlinux
Generate text banner using figlet e.g. for logo or motd on containers.
Usually installed via package manager, e.g. apt install figlet.
Run figlet -? for simple help or man figlet for details.
In the example below, -f specifies the ‘slant’ font.
Check the man page for font options.
~$ echo "Bespoke IT Solutions" | figlet -f slant
____ __ __________
/ __ )___ _________ ____ / /_____ / _/_ __/
/ __ / _ \/ ___/ __ \/ __ \/ //_/ _ \ / / / /
/ /_/ / __(__ ) /_/ / /_/ / ,< / __/ _/ / / /
/_____/\___/____/ .___/\____/_/|_|\___/ /___/ /_/
/_/
_____ __ __ _
/ ___/____ / /_ __/ /_(_)___ ____ _____
\__ \/ __ \/ / / / / __/ / __ \/ __ \/ ___/
___/ / /_/ / / /_/ / /_/ / /_/ / / / (__ )
/____/\____/_/\__,_/\__/_/\____/_/ /_/____/Bespoke IT Solutions host this site and provide web hosting, domain registration and VOIP.