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boxes — Draw, remove, and repair ASCII art boxes. More information: <https://boxes.thomasjensen.com/boxes-ma

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Problem

How to use the boxes command: Draw, remove, and repair ASCII art boxes. More information: <https://boxes.thomasjensen.com/boxes-man-1.html>.

Solution

boxes — Draw, remove, and repair ASCII art boxes. More information: <https://boxes.thomasjensen.com/boxes-man-1.html>.

Draw a box around a string:

echo "{{string}}" | boxes

Remove a box from a string:

echo "{{string}}" | boxes {{[-r|--remove]}}

Specify the box design:

echo "{{string}}" | boxes {{[-d|--design]}} {{parchment}}

Specify the box size (in columns by lines):

echo "{{string}}" | boxes {{[-s|--size]}} {{10}}x{{5}}

Align the box text [h]orizonally (at [l]eft, [c]enter, or [r]ight):

echo "{{string}}" | boxes {{[-a|--align]}} h{{l|c|r}}

Align the box text [v]ertically (at [t]op, [c]enter, or [b]ottom):

echo "{{string}}" | boxes {{[-a|--align]}} v{{t|c|b}}

[j]ustify the box text (at [l]eft, [c]enter, or [r]ight):

echo "{{string}}" | boxes {{[-a|--align]}} j{{l|c|r}}{{vt}}

Code Snippets

Draw a box around a string

echo "{{string}}" | boxes

Remove a box from a string

echo "{{string}}" | boxes {{[-r|--remove]}}

Specify the box design

echo "{{string}}" | boxes {{[-d|--design]}} {{parchment}}

Specify the box size (in columns by lines)

echo "{{string}}" | boxes {{[-s|--size]}} {{10}}x{{5}}

Align the box text [h]orizonally (at [l]eft, [c]enter, or [r]ight)

echo "{{string}}" | boxes {{[-a|--align]}} h{{l|c|r}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/boxes

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