Constraint n°042

The Daily Terminal

Use the terminal (cmd/bash) to create a code or data artwork.

Use the command-line interface to generate an artwork (command poem, ASCII art, textual datavis, chaos script).

Instructions

  1. Open your terminal (Mac: terminal, Windows: cmd or PowerShell).
  2. Explore the commands... find, grep, echo, cat, fortune, cowsay, etc.
  3. Create a composition by combining commands and results.
  4. Capture the result (screenshot or copy-paste).
  5. Share the result and the code (or just the instructions) on the site.

Variants

Write a bash/python script that generates random art or poetry.

Create a visual composition with ASCII or Unicode art.

Inspired by

Evan Roth →
Sensitivity : 🟢
Hashtag : #ouviepo_terminalquotidien
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