Hamba

hamba is a C-based program that displays customizable ASCII art along with a user-defined message. The ASCII art is dynamically loaded from a text file, allowing users to easily modify the displayed image without altering the program's code

Requirements

• GCC or any other C compiler.

Setup

1. Clone this repo.

   git@github.com:uthsobcb/hamba.git

2. By defalut this cow is given

        /)  (\
   .-._((,~~.))_.-,
    `=.   99   ,='
      / ,o~~o. \
     { { .__. } }
      ) `~~~\' (
     /`-._   _\.-\
    /         )   \
                       
   

3. Compile the program using GCC:

   gcc -o hamba hamba.c

Usage

Display a Message

Run the program with the -say option followed by your message:

./hamba -say "Hello, World"

Example Output:

       << Hello >>
          ||
          ||
        /)  (\
   .-._((,~~.))_.-,
    `=.   99   ,='
      / ,o~~o. \
     { { .__. } }
      ) `~~~\' (
     /`-._   _\.-\
    /         )   \

Display Random Messages

./hamba -r 

This will show a random inspirational message

Display Help

To see usage instructions, run the program with the -help option:

./hamba -help

Output:

Usage: cowsay [OPTION] [MESSAGE]
Options:
  -say    Display the ASCII art with your message
  -help     Show this help message
Arguments:
  MESSAGE     The message to display

Customizing the ASCII Art

To modify the ASCII art, edit the cow.txt file. For example, you can replace the content with a different ASCII drawing:

     __
    (oo)
  /------\/\
 / |    ||
*  ||----||

Running the program again will display the updated ASCII art.

Error Handling

• If the cow.txt file is missing or cannot be opened, the program will display an error message:

  Error opening ASCII art file: No such file or directory
  

• If invalid arguments are provided, the program will notify the user and suggest using the -help option.

Contribution

Feel free to fork the repository and submit pull requests to enhance the program!