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Make your terminal snow
#!/bin/bash
LINES=$(tput lines)
COLUMNS=$(tput cols)
declare -A snowflakes
declare -A lastflakes
clear
function move_flake() {
i="$1"
if [ "${snowflakes[$i]}" = "" ] || [ "${snowflakes[$i]}" = "$LINES" ]; then
snowflakes[$i]=0
else
if [ "${lastflakes[$i]}" != "" ]; then
printf "\033[%s;%sH \033[1;1H " ${lastflakes[$i]} $i
fi
fi
printf "\033[%s;%sH\u274$[($RANDOM%6)+3]\033[1;1H" ${snowflakes[$i]} $i
lastflakes[$i]=${snowflakes[$i]}
snowflakes[$i]=$((${snowflakes[$i]}+1))
}
while :
do
i=$(($RANDOM % $COLUMNS))
move_flake $i
for x in "${!lastflakes[@]}"
do
move_flake "$x"
done
sleep 0.1
done
@pwhitdog
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snowflakes are not coming for me
Screenshot 2023-12-15 at 5 58 26 PM

You cut too much in your snowflake paste. Change line 22 to printf "\033[%s;%sH❄\033[1;1H" ${snowflakes[$i]} $i

@cosmicqbit
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This is what I get on MacOS iTerm2. Is this supposed to be it! I was expecting SNOW flakes xD.

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@cosmicqbit
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With ❄

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@alaz-aura
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Screenshot 2023-12-17 at 9 49 22 pm

Thanks the updates everyone, snow has been fixed!

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