blahaj

Colorize text and print sharks with pride flag colors

TLDR

Display a colorful shark

$ blahaj --shark

Display a pride flag

$ blahaj --flag

Colorize text input with trans colors

$ echo "[text]" | blahaj

Colorize with a specific flag

$ echo "[text]" | blahaj --colors [rainbow]

Color individual words

$ echo "[text]" | blahaj --words

Color the background instead of text

$ echo "[text]" | blahaj --background

List all available flags

$ blahaj --flags

Use a random color scheme

$ echo "[text]" | blahaj --random

blahaj is a lolcat-like CLI tool that colorizes text input using pride flag colors and displays ASCII art sharks. Named after the popular IKEA shark plushie, it brings colorful output to your terminal.The tool can colorize text by character, word, or line using various pride flag color schemes, and can also display the beloved BLAHAJ shark in ASCII art.

PARAMETERS

-s, --shark

Display the BLAHAJ shark ASCII art

-f, --flag

Display a pride flag

-c, --colors flag

Color scheme to use (default: trans)

-r, --random

Use a random color scheme

-i, --individual

Color individual characters

-w, --words

Color individual words

-b, --background

Color the background instead of text

-m, --multiplier n

Multiplier for flag size

--flags

List all available color schemes/flags

-h, --help

Show help message

AVAILABLE FLAGS

Common color schemes include: trans, rainbow, gay, lesbian, bi, pan, nonbinary, ace, aro, genderqueer, genderfluid, and many more.

INSTALL

nix profile install nixpkgs#blahaj

CAVEATS

Output requires a terminal that supports ANSI color codes. Some color schemes may not display correctly on terminals with limited color support. The tool is primarily for entertainment and terminal customization.

HISTORY

BLAHAJ was created by GeopJr as a fun terminal tool inspired by lolcat and the viral popularity of the IKEA BLAHAJ shark plushie, particularly within LGBTQ+ communities. Multiple implementations exist in Crystal, Node.js, and Rust.

RESOURCES

Source code