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# FIGlet for Go
A port of [figlet](http://www.figlet.org/) to golang and fork of [getwe/figlet4go](https://github.com/getwe/figlet4go).
`figlet4go` is a go library forked from [getwe/figlet4go](https://github.com/getwe/figlet4go) which is a port of [FIGlet](http://www.figlet.org/) to Golang.
With `figlet4go` it's easy to create **ascii text banners** in the command-line or with the given api.
![screenshot](./screenshot/figlet4go.png)
```bash
$ figlet4go -str "figlet4go" -font "larry3d" -colors "green;yellow;cyan"
```
## Installation
```
go get -u github.com/probandula/figlet4go/...
$ go get -u github.com/probandula/figlet4go/...
```
## Usage
### Command-line
You can use the `figlet4go` command in the command-line like this:
You can use the `figlet4go` command in the command-line.
For example (generates the banner on top):
```bash
figlet4go -str "Hello CLI"
$ figlet4go -str "figlet4go" -font "larry3d" -colors "green;yellow;cyan"
```
For a usage instruction read the commands usage with `figlet4go -h`
For a usage instruction read the commands usage with `figlet4go -h`.
### Basic
You have to create a renderer (`ascii`) and let it render the desired string through the `Render` method. After that you can simply print the returned string.
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### Other font
If you want to use another font, you have to specify the name of the font as in this example.
Is the font you want to use not [included](#builtin) you have to load the font manually with the `LoadFont` method. This method will walk the path recursively and load all `.flf` files
Is the font you want to use not [included](#builtin) you have to load the font manually with the `LoadFont` method. This method will walk the path recursively and load all `.flf` files.
```go
import "github.com/probandula/figlet4go"
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The builtin fonts are built into the `bindata.go` file with the tool [go-bindata](https://github.com/jteeuwen/go-bindata).
The bash script for building the default font is stored in `tools/` (`go-bindata` must be installed).
The default font is `standard`. These are the builtin fonts
The default font is `standard`. These are the builtin fonts:
| Font name | Source |
| --------- | ------ |