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How to Set a Banner in Linux Terminal

Nov 21, 2013 07:09 PM
Terminal window displaying the text "DURK570RM" in a stylized font.

Hello Everyone Today in this post I will teach you how to get a banner for your terminal.(Video Available at the End of the Post)

Terminal window displaying the text "DURK570RM" in an ASCII art style.

To get a banner first we need "figlet" and then we have to configure it. Its Easy ..

Steps:

  1. Open terminal and type " apt-get install figlet " (without quotation marks)
  2. after you installed figlet type on terminal

texteditor /root/.bashrc " and press enter

eg. leafpad /root/.bashrc

  1. Now when the text editor will open go to the end and there will be written at the last line fi now press enter and go to a new line and type " figlet the text you want as your banner "

for example " figlet Welcome "

Watch the Video for better understanding :)

Video:

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