Arch ASCII Art

I put together this cool ASCII art of the Arch logo from the Archie package. I made it colored blue for obvious reasons. I thought I would share it. Here it is.
echo -e " \e[34m+\e[0m"
echo -e " \e[34m#\e[0m"
echo -e " \e[34m###\e[0m"
echo -e " \e[34m#####\e[0m"
echo -e " \e[34m######\e[0m"
echo -e " \e[34m; #####;\e[0m"
echo -e " \e[34m+##.#####\e[0m"
echo -e " \e[34m+##########\e[0m"
echo -e " \e[34m#############;\e[0m"
echo -e " \e[34m###############+\e[0m"
echo -e " \e[34m####### #######\e[0m"
echo -e " \e[34m.######; ;###;''.\e[0m"
echo -e " \e[34m.#######; ;#####.\e[0m"
echo -e " \e[34m#########. .########'\e[0m"
echo -e " \e[34m######' '######\e[0m"
echo -e " \e[34m;#### ####;\e[0m"
echo -e " \e[34m##' '##\e[0m"
echo -e " \e[34m#' '#\e[0m"
It looks super awesome in my terminal when I start it up.
Last edited by shoober420 (2014-08-02 00:04:17)

One more to this list, shall I? From screenfetch.
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.o+`
`ooo/
`+oooo:
`+oooooo:
-+oooooo+:
`/:-:++oooo+:
`/++++/+++++++:
`/++++++++++++++:
`/+++ooooooooooooo/`
./ooosssso++osssssso+`
.oossssso-````/ossssss+`
-osssssso. :ssssssso.
:osssssss/ osssso+++.
/ossssssss/ +ssssooo/-
`/ossssso+/:- -:/+osssso+-
`+sso+:-` `.-/+oso:
`++:. `-/+/
.` `/

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You may acheive a MOTD at login by editing /etc/motd, here is an example in the wiki. A quick Google search also turned up this page which has a fairly detailed instructions on how to acheive an ASCII MOTD.

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I'd like to humbly request someone with the skills or someone who knows the right tools, to take the two images in the upper left (the "arch" and the archlinux word) and convert them to ascii art.
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# Import Issue
echo
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LGRAY="33[1;6m33[1;37m"
WHITE="33[1;6m33[1;37m"
LBLUE="[1;36m"
DBLUE="[0;36m"
DGREY="[1;30m"
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Arch ASCII logo

I've been running an Arch Linux server for a long time, and I got bored of the dull login one day so I made a logo to spice it up a bit.
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Blank version
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Filled version
\e[H\e[2J
\e[1;36m.
\e[1;36m/#\
\e[1;36m/###\ \e[1;37m # \e[1;36m| *
\e[1;36m/p^###\ \e[1;37m a##e #%" a#"e 6##% \e[1;36m| | |-^-. | | \ /
\e[1;36m/##P^q##\ \e[1;37m.oOo# # # # # \e[1;36m| | | | | | X
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License
This is an ASCII adoptation of the logo provided at https://www.archlinux.org/art/. I have no clue about how the copyright/trademark soup of this thing works, so from me you can use the ASCII art adoptation for any purpose provided you don't try to take credit for it. The trademark and copyright of the original logo may pose additional requirements.

There are so many Arch ASCII logos scattered out there, so I think I could hijack your thread to try to glue all those versions (including yours, of course) together on a ArchWiki page. What do you think? We could even create an AUR package with all the ASCIIs. Then one could use it with a simple 'cat /usr/share/<....>/ascii1.txt'
Before I invest some time on it, does a place or a package like this already exist?
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Last edited by thiagowfx (2014-11-16 15:18:25)

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Image to ascii art and back converters

I've wanted to find a good image to ascii art converter for ages but have never found one that did everything I'd hope. I had another look today and rediscovered aalib and libcaca. I haven't look into the libraries themselves because I don't want to write my own application (yet?).
libcaca's img2txt looked promising at first but it seems to be limited to the basic 16 color terminal palette even in urxvt-256-unicode. Is there some setting that determines this? I would really like to try to watch videos in mplayer using 256 colors or more. I've tried using the different driver env variables but they all seem to use 16 colors. It even uses 16 colors when generating TGA image files.
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Last edited by Xyne (2013-02-13 07:10:55)

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regards,
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Sure, you could use \r or \n (or both) as a line sep in an SMS. But note, that lots of phones do not have monospaced fonts, and therefore ASCII art will just be rubbish (apport for the various screen sizes you'll have to take account for).
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import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
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Sending my ASCII art over skype messenger

Trying to send my ASCII art to a friend and having trouble.
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Skype does not use a proportional font which is why ASCII art does not produce good results.
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I'm having some problems writing code to print out some ASCII shapes, in particular a heart. I have part of the method to print the top part of the heart. ****** ****** (the heart peaks)
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Any help is appreciated!
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Are there supposed to be "adjustable" features to this ASCII shape or is it intended to be a specific grid size?

Ascii art and system info in .bashrc.

I was just curious. I keep seeing shells around here such as the following:
how would I accomplish this?
http://img2.pict.com/4a/8c/76/e96624afb … 110227.png

forum search for info.pl there's a lot of different versions out there.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJpSQonl … annel_page
Time index: 1:34
That guy has a moose above his hostname. I thought the only way to add anything was manipulating PS1, but that moose is above his hostname?
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Last edited by greenfish (2009-05-17 16:16:09)

Ok, figured it out. Each of the "[..." actually needs to be prefixed with an (non-printable) ESCAPE character, ASCII code #27.
Since they're non-printable they cannot be displayed in this forum. :-p
I just wrote a little tool that writes a code-27 char in front of every "[" and that works.
//File 'issue-make.c'
//Create a usable 'issue' file (place it at /etc/issue) from various weirdly formatted text files.
//It accepts [... or [[... or ^[... escape sequences.
//By Jindur for bbs.archlinux.org. (Use/modify/hack/distribute/as you wish, just don't sell it.. as if lol).
//Maybe you don't want single [ to be recognized as ESC sequence. Delete the code lines then i guess.
#include <stdio.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
char buf[256], buf2[256];
int n, n2;
FILE *f, *f2;
int just_converted = 0;
if (argc < 2)
printf("This tool converts escape sequences ^[.. [[.. and [.. into real escape sequences.\n");
printf("Enter filename of an ascii art file you wish to convert into a usable 'issue' file.\n");
printf("This will overwrite an existing 'issue' file in the current directory.\n");
printf("Example: issue-make my-cool-art.txt\n");
return 1;
f = fopen(argv[1], "r");
if (!f)
printf("Error: Could not open input file for reading.\n");
return 2;
f2 = fopen("issue", "w");
if (!f2)
printf("Error: Could not open 'issue' file for writing.\n");
return 3;
while (fgets(buf, 256, f))
n = -1;
n2 = -1;
do {
n++;
n2++;
//case 1: sequence ^[...
if (buf[n] == '^' && buf[n + 1] == '[')
n++;
buf2[n2] = 27;
just_converted = -1;
//case 2/3: sequence [ or [[
else if (buf[n] == '[' && !just_converted)
if (buf[n + 1] == '[')
buf2[n2] = 27;
just_converted = -1;
else
buf2[n2] = 27;
n2++;
buf2[n2] = '[';
just_converted = -1;
else
buf2[n2] = buf[n];
just_converted = 0;
} while (buf[n]);
fprintf(f2, "%s", buf2);
fclose (f2);
fclose (f);
return 0;
Use 'gcc' to compile.
Last edited by Jindur (2013-06-10 17:01:44)

Arch related webpages

In an effort to keep all the main Arch Linux-related webpages in one thread, to make it easier for the community to find interesting/fun links related to arch exclusively, I will be maintaining a list here. Some of these are strewn in the Arch Linux homepage, or in the forums (as sigs), or elsewhere. I'd like to have the community have a page where they can find most/all of them, for ease of access, or to provide newer members a look into the "Arch Linux world"
If you have any archlinux related webpages you'd like to see added, or any particular idea on how these should be displayed, please post on this thread.
Arch Linux in General
Beginners' Guide- The Arch Linux Beginners' Guide - Read it!
Arch Linux start page - A quick and easy homepage for Arch users, with forum, wiki, aur and bug search built-in, as well as new package lists
Arch Linux Quote Database - The ArchQDB will be back shortly...
Arch Linux gallery - The site for uploading screenshots, configs, and other custom user content with the community.
Arch-Stuff - Art and Stuff for Arch Linux
ArchCon 2010 - Arch Linux conference, sometime in July 2010, in Toronto.
Arch Linux Support
Arch Linux Shwag - Support Arch Linux! Buy stuff! Proceeds from purchases of Arch Linux Schwag will go toward supporting Arch Linux development. (Zazzle's shwag page)
More Arch Linux Shwag - This page was created to fill a void in the Zazzle offerings. We have had several custom Arch Linux novelty items created and are distributing them for your enjoyment. A portion of profits from these sales go towards supporting Arch Linux development.
Arch Bounty - The simple goal of this site is to allow Arch Linux users to pay other users to complete Arch related tasks.
Developers, TU's, and Supporters
Planet Arch Linux - A window into the world, work and lives of Archlinux hackers and developers.
Arch Linux.me - blogs by Arch Linux users
Arch Audio - the Arch Linux Pro Audio community
Arch Linux based projects
Arch Server - ArchServer, a derivative work of Arch Linux designed to be more stable in order to be suitable for server use.
Chakra Project - A showcase project created by a bunch of people who like Arch Linux and the K Desktop Environment. This is also the home of the KDEMod Project.
[edit]
- Made the post clearer. Ideas are welcome on how you want this to look, or be organized.
- I know the beginner's guide is everywhere, and it should be everywhere, so i'm including it here.
- added some categories for clarity
Last edited by toxygen (2009-11-05 19:55:15)

Dusty wrote:
bounty.archlinux.ca, archlinux.ca/archcon2010/, xyne.archlinux.ca
Isn't there already a wiki page like this?
Dusty
if you mean http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Community_Projects
yes, but as i said, there are links in the homepage, in the wikis', in the forums, and there's no one place where we can find all the pages (i'm not talking individual blogs/websites for users, i mean more generalized arch related things). What the wiki lacks can be found here, and so on. Also i just noticed that page is more project-related than general usage related. I'd like this thread to be a place for community members (i'm thinking primarily new members, but all members in general) to get a quick fix on different online resources for Arch users.
In a way this thread is meant to expand the wiki, as most people seem to come to the forums first for answers. The wiki is also not very visible, but if I can get a sticky on this post, or keep updating it regularly, it'll provide more visibility to arch-supporting sites.
[edit] and some of the pages, like the Arch linux magazine, listed in the wiki, are no longer valid (that particular one goes to Severalls Mental Hospital) - try it yourself http://archuser.com
Last edited by toxygen (2009-11-05 19:39:42)

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