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Make your terminal snow
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| LINES=$(tput lines) | |
| COLUMNS=$(tput cols) | |
| declare -A snowflakes | |
| declare -A lastflakes | |
| clear | |
| function move_flake() { | |
| i="$1" | |
| if [ "${snowflakes[$i]}" = "" ] || [ "${snowflakes[$i]}" = "$LINES" ]; then | |
| snowflakes[$i]=0 | |
| else | |
| if [ "${lastflakes[$i]}" != "" ]; then | |
| printf "\033[%s;%sH \033[1;1H " ${lastflakes[$i]} $i | |
| fi | |
| fi | |
| printf "\033[%s;%sH\u274$[($RANDOM%6)+3]\033[1;1H" ${snowflakes[$i]} $i | |
| lastflakes[$i]=${snowflakes[$i]} | |
| snowflakes[$i]=$((${snowflakes[$i]}+1)) | |
| } | |
| while : | |
| do | |
| i=$(($RANDOM % $COLUMNS)) | |
| move_flake $i | |
| for x in "${!lastflakes[@]}" | |
| do | |
| move_flake "$x" | |
| done | |
| sleep 0.1 | |
| done |
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Thanks the updates everyone, snow has been fixed!
That’s a fun idea it instantly reminds me of a snow day predictor in a playful way. Turning your terminal into a snowy scene makes you feel like a snow day is coming, even if it’s just visual. It’s a cool mix of tech and seasonal vibes that keeps things light, almost like seeing cheerful snow day quotes that put you in the right mood before heading outside. Sometimes little touches like that make coding way more enjoyable.
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This is what I get on MacOS iTerm2. Is this supposed to be it! I was expecting SNOW flakes xD.