figlet:tldr:81206

figlet: Pipe command output through FIGlet.

${command}

$ ${command} | figlet

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This command is executing two separate commands in sequence.

The first part, ${command}, represents a placeholder for any command you want to execute. For example, if you want to run the ls command, you would substitute ${command} with ls.

The | symbol is called a pipe, and it redirects the output of the command on the left to be used as the input for the command on the right.

The second part, figlet, is a command-line program that generates ASCII art from text. It takes the output of the command on the left (represented by ${command}) and transforms it into ASCII art using the figlet program.

For example, if you run the command ls | figlet, it will list the files and directories in the current directory using the ls command, and then convert that output into ASCII art using figlet. The result will be displayed in the terminal as ASCII art instead of plain text.

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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