---
name: "tart-custom"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "tart"
version: "3.10-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tart-custom"
---

# tart-custom(5)

Template format for LinuxTaRT

## NAME

**tart-custom** - Template format for LinuxTaRT

## DESCRIPTION

LinuxTaRT can use a user defined template file to generate the signature. The name and location of this file can be specified in ~/.tartrc, but defaults to the following location:

\~/.tart-custom

## PARAMETERS

LinuxTaRT recognizes the following directives in the template and replaces them with the corresponding values:

- **%c1** - *CustomText1 from .tartrc*

  - **%c2** - *CustomText2 from .tartrc*

  - **%tg** - *tagline*

  Randomly selected from the tagline database.

- **%hr** - *horizontal line*

  - **%dt** - *todays date*

  In the format: Monday, February 25, 2002

- **%12** - *current hour*

  12-hour format

- **%24** - *current hour*

  24-hour format

- **%mn** - *current minutes*

  - **%ap** - *AM / PM*

  - **%ut** - *system uptime*

  For RiscOS or systems with the sysinfo function.

- **%ib** - *time in ibeats*

  - **%vi** - *LinuxTaRT version string*

  - **%%** - *the percent symbol (%)*

  Any other characters in the template are copied to the signature as is.

## EXAMPLES

The following template:

LinuxTaRT - The Automatic Random Tagline\
 %hr\
 /dev/random says:\
 %tg

http://mycompany.com\
 %hr

Generates the following signature:

LinuxTaRT - The Automatic Random Tagline\
 \-------------------------------------------------------\
 /dev/random says:\
 Best way to dispose of the Borg: Give them Windows 3.1.

http://mycompany.com\
 \-------------------------------------------------------

## FILES

\~/.custom

## SEE ALSO

[tart(1)](/tart/1.md) [tartrc(5)](/tartrc/5.md) [tartdates(5)](/tartdates/5.md)