.TH "tart-custom" "5" "1.0.0" "Mark Veinot" "LinuxTaRT template format"
.SH "NAME"
.LP 
\fBtart-custom\fR \- Template format for LinuxTaRT
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.LP 
LinuxTaRT can use a user defined template file to generate the signature.
The name and location of this file can be specified in ~/.tartrc, but defaults to the following location:
.LP 
~/.tart-custom
.SH "PARAMETERS"
.LP 
LinuxTaRT recognizes the following directives in the template and replaces them with the corresponding values:
.TP 
\fB%c1\fR \- \fICustomText1 from .tartrc\fR
.TP 
\fB%c2\fR \- \fICustomText2 from .tartrc\fR
.TP 
\fB%tg\fR \- \fItagline\fR
Randomly selected from the tagline database.
.TP 
\fB%hr\fR \- \fIhorizontal line\fR
.TP 
\fB%dt\fR \- \fItodays date\fR
In the format: Monday, February 25, 2002
.TP 
\fB%12\fR \- \fIcurrent hour\fR
12\-hour format
.TP 
\fB%24\fR \- \fIcurrent hour\fR
24\-hour format
.TP 
\fB%mn\fR \- \fIcurrent minutes\fR
.TP 
\fB%ap\fR \- \fIAM / PM\fR
.TP 
\fB%ut\fR \- \fIsystem uptime\fR
For RiscOS or systems with the sysinfo function.
.TP 
\fB%ib\fR \- \fItime in ibeats\fR
.TP 
\fB%vi\fR \- \fILinuxTaRT version string\fR
.TP 
\fB%%\fR \- \fIthe percent symbol (%)\fR
.LP 
Any other characters in the template are copied to the signature as is.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
The following template:
.LP 
LinuxTaRT \- The Automatic Random Tagline
.br 
%hr
.br 
/dev/random says:
.br 
%tg
.LP 
http://mycompany.com
.br 
%hr
.LP 
Generates the following signature:
.LP 
LinuxTaRT \- The Automatic Random Tagline
.br 
\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-
.br 
/dev/random says:
.br 
Best way to dispose of the Borg: Give them Windows 3.1.
.LP 
http://mycompany.com
.br 
\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-
.SH "FILES"
.LP 
~/.custom
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.LP 
tart(1) tartrc(5) tartdates(5)