Figlet

FiGlet is a program for making large letters out of ordinary text

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apt-get install figlet

http://figlet.org

Try these commands: figlet fnord uname -a | figlet ddate | cowsay | figlet (Check out CowSay if you don't have it installed.

Figlet server:  http://www.schnoggo.com/figlet.html see also: CowSay ASCII AsciiArt AsciiCodes