FIGlet prints its input using large characters (called FIGcharac- ters'')made up of ordinary screen characters (called sub-charac-
ters''). FIGlet output is generally reminiscent of the sort of ``sig-
natures'' many people like to put at the end of e-mail and UseNet mes-
sages. It is also reminiscent of the output of some banner programs,
although it is oriented normally, not sideways.
FIGlet can print in a variety of fonts, both left-to-right and right-
to-left, with adjacent FIGcharacters kerned and ``smushed'' together in
various ways. FIGlet fonts are stored in separate files, which can be
identified by the suffix ``.flf''. Most FIGlet font files will be
stored in FIGlet's default font directory.
FIGlet can also use ``control files'', which tell it to map certain
input characters to certain other characters, similar to the Unix tr
command. Control files can be identified by the suffix ``.flc''. Most
FIGlet control files will be stored in FIGlet's default font directory.
