showfigfonts6
Prints a list of available figlet fonts
Usage
showfigfonts [-d
directory]
[word]
Overview
Prints a list of available figlet fonts, along with a sample of each font. If directory is given, lists fonts in that directory; otherwise uses the default font directory. If word is given, prints that word in each font; otherwise prints the font name.
Examples
To use showfigfonts with its default settings, simply type
example% showfigfonts
To print all the fonts in /usr/share/fonts/figlet
example% showfigfonts -d /usr/share/fonts/figlet
To print the word foo using all available fonts
example% showfigfonts foo
History
- Arch Linux 2026-11-01 to Debian 7 (Wheezy): the text shown here
- Debian 3.0 (Woody)
- Debian 2.2 (Potato)