chafa:tldr:03c81
chafa: Render an image directly in the terminal.
$ chafa ${filename}
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The command "chafa ${filename}" uses the chafa utility to display an image file in the terminal as ASCII art.
Here's how it works:
- "chafa" is the name of the command-line tool.
- "${filename}" is a placeholder for the actual filename or path of the image file you want to display.
- For example, if you have an image file named "cat.jpg" that you want to display, you would replace "${filename}" with "cat.jpg".
- When you execute the command, chafa reads the image file and converts it into a series of characters that resemble the original image.
- The resulting ASCII representation of the image is then displayed in 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.