From Newsgroup: comp.lang.awk

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
--
:wq
Mike Sanders

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From Newsgroup: comp.lang.awk

On 06.11.2023 23:09, Mike Sanders wrote:

Nifty little script...
[...]
' <<'DATA'
_
/ \ _-'
_/| \-''- _ /
__-' { | \
/ \
/ "o. |o }
| \ ;
',
\_ __\
''-_ \.//
/ '-____'
/
_'
_-'
DATA

Nice sample data. :-)

Janis

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

Nice sample data. :-)

A friend created that ASCII Art, I'll pass along
the compliment. =)
--
:wq
Mike Sanders

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