botsay(1)                        User Commands                       botsay(1)

NAME
       botsay - a utility for outputting text with an ASCII art robot

SYNOPSIS
       botsay [-i ID] [-p] [-c] [-h] [--version] [MESSAGE]

DESCRIPTION
       botsay generates an ASCII art robot with a speech bubble containing a
       message.  If no message is provided as an argument, it reads from
       standard input.  If no ID is provided, a random bot ID is used.

OPTIONS
       -i, --id ID
              Specify a custom bot ID to use for generating the ASCII art.

       -p, --print
              Print the bot's ID after generating the ASCII art.

       -c, --color
              Enable rainbow mode (truecolor).

       -h, --help
              Show a help message and exit.

       --version
              Print the version and exit.

EXAMPLES
       botsay 'Hello, world!'

       echo Hello from stdin | botsay -c

AUTHOR
       botsay was written by Alexander F. Rodseth <xyproto@archlinux.org>

botsay                            2 May 2026                         botsay(1)