How to create ASCII art of text using FIGlet
FIGlet is a classic UNIX program that can be used to generate ASCII art or banners of input text.
Installation
Figlet can be installed from the Ubuntu repositories using the package name figlet.
Usage
To print ASCII art banner of the word Ubuntu:
Figlet can create ASCII art using different font files. These files are typically installed in /usr/share/figlet with the file extension .flf
To use a different font file to generate ASCII art, use its name. For example, to generate ASCII art banner of the word Ubuntu using the slant.flf font file:
Tried with: Figlet 2.2.2 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
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