git ascii splash screen. name the file git-ascii.sh, and add it on it's own line to ~/.bashrc this will auto-run the splash screen every time your git terminal starts up.

git-ascii.sh

#!/bin/sh
clear
echo -e "            "
echo -e "  \e[00;32m      xxx         "
echo -e "  \e[00;32m      xxx        \e[01;33m welcome to GIT"
echo -e "  \e[00;32m xxxxxxxxxxxxx   \e[01;33m the information manager from hell"
echo -e "  \e[00;32m xxxxxxxxxxxxx    "
echo -e "  \e[00;32m      xxx         "
echo -e "  \e[00;32m      xxx         "
echo -e "  \e[00;32m                 \e[01;37m" $(git --version)
echo -e "  \e[00;31m xxxxxxxxxxxxx   \e[01;37m powered by console 2.00.148"
echo -e "  \e[00;31m xxxxxxxxxxxxx    "
echo -e "                             "
echo -e "  \e[01;30m   xx   xxxxxx    "
echo -e "  \e[01;30m  xx    xx xx    \e[01;37m run \e[00;32m'git help git'"
echo -e "  \e[01;30m xx     xx  xx   \e[01;37m to display the help index."
echo -e "  \e[01;30m xx         xx    "
echo -e "  \e[01;30m  xx       xx    \e[01;37m run \e[00;32m'git help <command>'"
echo -e "  \e[01;30m   xxxxxxxxx     \e[01;37m to display help for specific commands."
echo -e "  \e[01;30m     xxxxx        "
echo -e "\e[00m                       "

NON ANSI Version for anyone wanting it!

const output = `
            
      xxx         
      xxx        welcome to GIT
 xxxxxxxxxxxxx   the information manager from hell
 xxxxxxxxxxxxx    
      xxx         
      xxx         
                 
 ${require('child_process').execSync('git --version').toString().trim()}
 xxxxxxxxxxxxx   powered by console 2.00.148
 xxxxxxxxxxxxx    
                             
   xx   xxxxxx    
  xx    xx xx    run 'git help git'
 xx     xx  xx   to display the help index.
 xx         xx    
  xx       xx    run 'git help <command>'
   xxxxxxxxx     to display help for specific commands.
     xxxxx        
                       `;

console.log(output);