cbonsai
animated ASCII art bonsai tree generator
TLDR
Generate random bonsai tree
$ cbonsai
Live animation mode$ cbonsai --live
Screensaver mode$ cbonsai --screensaver
Infinite mode$ cbonsai --infinite
Add message$ cbonsai -m "[Your message]"
Enable color and birds$ cbonsai --color --birds
Set animation speed$ cbonsai -l -t [0.05]
SYNOPSIS
cbonsai [options]
DESCRIPTION
cbonsai generates procedurally created ASCII art bonsai trees in the terminal. Each run produces a unique tree using randomized growth algorithms, and a seed value can be specified for reproducibility.
The tool supports live animation of tree growth, infinite mode for continuous generation, and a screensaver mode that combines both. Written in C using ncurses, it also supports color output, decorative birds, and custom messages displayed alongside the tree.
PARAMETERS
-l, --live
Animate tree growth continuously-i, --infinite
Keep growing new trees-S, --screensaver
Live + infinite, exit on keypress-m msg, --message msg
Display message next to tree-c, --color
Enable color output-b, --birds
Show animated birds-t time, --time time
Animation delay in seconds-s seed, --seed seed
Random seed for reproducibility-M mult, --multiplier mult
Growth multiplier-L life, --life life
Starting life value-p, --print
Print tree and exit (no ncurses)
CAVEATS
Requires ncurses library. Color support depends on terminal capabilities.