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Easiest way to Center Multiline Text in Bash
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center_text_bash.sh
#!/bin/bash
function Centered(){
echo "$1" | sed -e :a -e "s/^.\{1,$(tput cols)\}$/ & /;ta" | tr '\n' '\r'
}
# Using Pipe
function CenteredPipe(){
sed -e :a -e "s/^.\{1,$(tput cols)\}$/ & /;ta" /dev/stdin | tr '\n' '\r'
}
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Rendevior commented Dec 31, 2021 •
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Output:

~# Centered "Hello World Center"

                          Hello World Center

~# echo "Hello World Center" | CenteredPipe

                          Hello World Center

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