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Subject: Boxed Output
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by: Mike Sanders - Mon, 6 Nov 2023 22:09 UTC

Nifty little script...

#!/bin/sh
# # tags: box, sh, shell, awk, code
# # box - awk shell script encases
# output within a formatted box
# Michael Sanders 2023
# https://busybox.neocities.org/notes/box.txt
# # example...
# # +---------------+
# | 3 menu items |
# | |
# | . coffee |
# | . tea |
# | . iced water |
# +---------------+

awk '

{
lines[NR] = $0
current = length($0)
if (current > max) max = current
}

END { box(lines, NR, max) }

function box(ary, num, width, count) {
horizontal(width)
while(++count <= num) vertical(width, ary[count])
horizontal(width)
}

function vertical(width, line) { printf "| %-" width "s |\n", line }

function horizontal(width, x, line) {
line = "+"
for (x = 0; x < width + 2; x++) line = line "-"
print line "+"
}

' <<'DATA'
_
/ \ _-'
_/| \-''- _ /
__-' { | \
/ \
/ "o. |o }
| \ ;
',
\_ __\
''-_ \.//
/ '-____'
/
_'
_-'
DATA

# eof

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by: Janis Papanagnou - Tue, 7 Nov 2023 13:21 UTC

On 06.11.2023 23:09, Mike Sanders wrote:
> Nifty little script...
> [...]
> ' <<'DATA'
> _
> / \ _-'
> _/| \-''- _ /
> __-' { | \
> / \
> / "o. |o }
> | \ ;
> ',
> \_ __\
> ''-_ \.//
> / '-____'
> /
> _'
> _-'
> DATA

Nice sample data. :-)

Janis

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by: Mike Sanders - Tue, 7 Nov 2023 18:44 UTC

Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Nice sample data. :-)

A friend created that ASCII Art, I'll pass along
the compliment. =)

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1 1 was a race-horse, 2 2 was 1 2. When 1 1 1 1 race, 2 2 1 1 2.

devel / comp.lang.awk / Boxed Output

Subject	Author
Boxed Output	Mike Sanders
Re: Boxed Output	Janis Papanagnou
Re: Boxed Output	Mike Sanders