bash script for giant animated rainbow text in your terminal

figlol.sh

# Run `figlol <your message...>` to start it. To stop, mash ^C til it terminates, then run `unfiglol` to clean up.
# It's sorta derpy on some terminal window sizes; you might need to adjust it.
# Requires figlet (`brew/yum/dnf/apt-get install figlet`) and lolcat (`gem install lolcat`)

figlol() {
  echo $@ | figlet -w `tput cols` -c -f doh > /tmp/figlol.txt;
  clear;
  tput civis;
  i=1;
  while true; do
    cat /tmp/figlol.txt | lolcat --seed $i;
    sleep 0.01;
    tput cup 0 0;
    let i=i+6;
  done
};

unfiglol() {
  tput cvvis;
  clear;
  rm /tmp/figlol.txt;
}