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Original Usenet thread from rec.arts.ascii, started 24 May 1995.
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Question: How to save Figlet to a file?

Question: How to save Figlet to a file?

rec.arts.ascii · 6 messages · 24 May 1995 - 6 Jun 1995
Michael Zalewski <zal...@omnifest.uwm.edu> ASCII art 24 May 1995 00:00 · permalink · report
How are you supposed to use the figlet things you make? Is there a 'save to
file' command or something?

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The Dark Dragon <dah...@unity.ncsu.edu> ASCII art 24 May 1995 00:00 · permalink · report
Well, in unix you can do something like this...
echo "Test" | figlet -f banner3-D > argh
will put Test in the banner3-D font and output it to the file argh


Michael Zalewski (zal...@omnifest.uwm.edu) wrote:

: How are you supposed to use the figlet things you make? Is there a 'save to
: file' command or something?

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:             .-/:\  "  ...And Justice for All!"    /::-.
:         _.-~ /:::\___  ______ __  _    _     _   /:::| ~-._
:         \:/  -~||  __||_  __//  || |  | |  /| | / __/| .\:/
:          / . . ||  __|:| |\:/ ' || |__| |_/:| || (:/:|   \
:         / /::| ||____|:|_|:/_/|_||____|____||_|:\___\| |\ \
:        / /:::|.:\::::\:\:\:|:||:||::::|:::://:/:/:::/:.|:\ \
:       / /:::/ \::\::::\|\:\|:/|:||::::|::://:/\/:::/::/:::\ \
:      /  ..:\   \-~~~~~~~ ~~~~  ~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~  ~~~~~-/\/:..  \
:     /..:::::\             -=| Zalewski |=-            /:::::..\
:    /::::::::-        zal...@omnifest.uwn.edu        -::::::::\
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                      Daniel "The Dark Dragon" Henninger
              Computer Science - North Carolina State University
                            dah...@eos.ncsu.edu

Tony Nugent <T.N...@itc.gu.edu.au> ASCII art 25 May 1995 00:00 · permalink · report
dah...@unity.ncsu.edu (The Dark Dragon) writes:


>Well, in unix you can do something like this...
>echo "Test" | figlet -f banner3-D > argh
>will put Test in the banner3-D font and output it to the file argh


>Michael Zalewski (zal...@omnifest.uwm.edu) wrote:

>: How are you supposed to use the figlet things you make? Is there a 'save to
>: file' command or something?

This is one trick that I sometime use in vi (or vim).

You can filter lines through other commands with the ! command.
For example, say I have this typed on a line:

Warning!

If I use the ! command in vi with the cursor on this line:

!figlet -c

Then this is the result:
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                  \ \      / /_ _ _ __ _ __ (_)_ __   __ _| |
                   \ \ /\ / / _` | '__| '_ \| | '_ \ / _` | |
                    \ V  V / (_| | |  | | | | | | | | (_| |_|
                     \_/\_/ \__,_|_|  |_| |_|_|_| |_|\__, (_)
                                                     |___/   

Cheers
Tony
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Susan May <sus...@netaxs.com> ASCII art 25 May 1995 00:00 · permalink · report
Michael Zalewski (zal...@omnifest.uwm.edu) wrote:

: How are you supposed to use the figlet things you make? Is there a 'save to
: file' command or something?

Yes, it's very simple. type: figlet -f [fontname] > [filename]
for example:                 figlet -f invita > sig.txt

Then upload the program into your account and use it.

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Vasilios Pilarinos <vqp...@is2.nyu.edu> ASCII art 28 May 1995 00:00 · permalink · report
...( Michael Zalewski (zal...@omnifest.uwm.edu) ) wrote:
-: How are you supposed to use the figlet things you make? Is there a 'save to
-: file' command or something?

   Nothing that fancy. Simply redirect the output using the dos '>' function.
I.E. -- 'figlet -f small.flf > output.txt'. You _won't_ see the output but 
type away anyway. When you are done with the stuff you want to figlet, simply 
type Ctrl-Z. Hope this helps.
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Michael Zalewski (zal...@omnifest.uwm.edu) wrote:

: How are you supposed to use the figlet things you make? Is there a 'save to
: file' command or something?

Type:    figlet -f whatever > filename
and finish with ctrl-d

simple!

James
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