---
name: "aatest"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libaa-bin"
version: "1.4p5-51.1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/aafire"
---

# aatest(1)

aalib example programs

Part of [aafire(1)](/aafire/1.md).

## NAME

aafire, aainfo, aasavefont, aatest - aalib example programs

## SYNOPSIS

**aafire** *\[options\]*

**aainfo** *\[options\]*

**aasavefont** *\[options\] file\_name variable\_name long\_name short\_name*

**aatest** *\[options\]*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **aafire**, **aainfo**, **aasavefont**, and  **aatest** programs.

All of these programs exist to demonstrate the capabilities of the aalib library, an ASCII art library.

**aafire** displays burning ASCII art flames.

**aainfo** displays information about what drivers aalib will use for the display, keyboard, and mouse, and what parameters, such as screen size those drivers will use.

**aasavefont** saves a font to a file.

**aatest** tests the capabilities of aalib.

## BUGS

Please report any bugs you find to Jan Hubicka \<hubicka@freesoft.cz\>.

## LICENSE

**aafire**, **aainfo**, **aasavefont**, and  **aatest** are all covered by the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL).

## AUTHOR

Jan Hubicka \<hubicka@freesoft.cz\>

This manual page was written by Joey Hess, for the Debian GNU/Linux system.

## SEE ALSO

[**bb**(1)](/bb/1.md), [**aatv**(1)](/aatv/1.md), [**aview**(1)](/aview/1.md), [**asciiview**(1)](/asciiview/1.md), [**aaflip**(1)](/aaflip/1.md), [**xaos**(6)](/xaos/6.md).