boxes:tldr:00eeb

boxes: Draw a box around a string.

echo

$ echo "${string}" | boxes

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This command is a combination of two commands - echo and boxes.

The "echo" command is used to print/display the value of a given variable or text on the terminal. In this case, "${string}" is a placeholder for a variable or a string of characters that you want to display.
The "|" symbol is the pipe operator, which redirects the output of one command (in this case, the echo command) to be used as input for another command.
The "boxes" command is a command-line tool that converts the input text into a nicely formatted ASCII art box. It takes the input text from the echo command and converts it into a box-like shape using various characters.

So, when you run this command, the value of the variable or input string within "${string}" will be displayed as ASCII art inside a box shape on the terminal.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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