slickmotd

slickmotd generates a slick looking motd

Dependencies

• figlet - to generate the ANSI art text
• xero/figlet-fonts - for the "Bloody" font (https://github.com/xero/figlet-fonts)
• git - to clone the figlet-fonts repo

Nix Flakes

If you're using flakes: nix run github:x123/slickmotd#

Usage

$ slickmotd --help
slickmotd - generate a slick looking motd

Options:
      --help          print usage
  -c, --color         enable color output     (default: enabled)
  -n, --no-color      disable color output
  -u, --uptime        enable uptime output    (default: disabled)
  -s, --signature     set signature quote     (default: "enjoy your stay")
  -h, --hostname      set short hostname      (default: autodetect)
  -d, --domain        set domain              (default: autodetect)
  -x, --width         set width in columns    (default: 80)
  -y, --height        set height in rows      (default: 25)

Examples

slickmotd -n --hostname "euclid" --domain "theore.ms" --signature "q is prime"

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                                   q is prime