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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+border_color=5
+text_color=4
+
+# why not python?
+
+function boxify() {
+	local s=("$@") b w
+	for l in "${s[@]}"; do
+		((w < ${#l})) && {
+			b="$l"
+			w="${#l}"
+		}
+	done
+	tput setaf $border_color
+	echo "╭─${b//?/─}─╮
+│ ${b//?/ } │"
+	for l in "${s[@]}"; do
+		printf '│ %s%*s%s │\n' "$(tput setaf $text_color)" "-$w" "$l" "$(tput setaf $border_color)"
+	done
+	echo "│ ${b//?/ } │
+╰─${b//?/─}─╯"
+	tput sgr 0
+}
+
+# parse args
+if [[ "$#" -eq 0 ]]; then
+	set -- "use boxify <text>"
+fi
+
+boxify "$@"
+# 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
+# A ╷ ╶ ┌ ╴ ┐ ─ ┬ ╵ │ └ ├ ┘ ┤ ┴ ┼
+# B ╭ ╮ ╰ ╯
+#
+#        0 1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	A	B	C	D	E	F
+# U+250x ─ ━	│	┃	┄	┅	┆	┇	┈	┉	┊	┋	┌	┍	┎	┏
+# U+251x ┐ ┑	┒	┓	└	┕	┖	┗	┘	┙	┚	┛	├	┝	┞	┟
+# U+252x ┠ ┡	┢	┣	┤	┥	┦	┧	┨	┩	┪	┫	┬	┭	┮	┯
+# U+253x ┰ ┱	┲	┳	┴	┵	┶	┷	┸	┹	┺	┻	┼	┽	┾	┿
+# U+254x ╀ ╁	╂	╃	╄	╅	╆	╇	╈	╉	╊	╋	╌	╍	╎	╏
+# U+255x ═ ║	╒	╓	╔	╕	╖	╗	╘	╙	╚	╛	╜	╝	╞	╟
+# U+256x ╠ ╡	╢	╣	╤	╥	╦	╧	╨	╩	╪	╫	╬	╭	╮	╯
+# U+257x ╰ ╱	╲	╳	╴	╵	╶	╷	╸	╹	╺	╻	╼	╽	╾	╿
+
+# function boxify() {
+# 	local s=("$@") b w
+# 	for l in "${s[@]}"; do
+# 		((w < ${#l})) && {
+# 			b="$l"
+# 			w="${#l}"
+# 		}
+# 	done
+# 	tput setaf 3
+# 	echo " -${b//?/-}-
+# | ${b//?/ } |"
+# 	for l in "${s[@]}"; do
+# 		printf '| %s%*s%s |\n' "$(tput setaf 4)" "-$w" "$l" "$(tput setaf 3)"
+# 	done
+# 	echo "| ${b//?/ } |
+#  -${b//?/-}-"
+# 	tput sgr 0
+# }
+#
+#