git ascii splash screen. name the file git-ascii.sh, and add it on it's own line to ~/.bashrc this will auto-run the splash screen every time your git terminal starts up.

git-ascii.sh

#!/bin/sh
clear
echo -e "            "
echo -e "  \e[00;32m      xxx         "
echo -e "  \e[00;32m      xxx        \e[01;33m welcome to GIT"
echo -e "  \e[00;32m xxxxxxxxxxxxx   \e[01;33m the information manager from hell"
echo -e "  \e[00;32m xxxxxxxxxxxxx    "
echo -e "  \e[00;32m      xxx         "
echo -e "  \e[00;32m      xxx         "
echo -e "  \e[00;32m                 \e[01;37m" $(git --version)
echo -e "  \e[00;31m xxxxxxxxxxxxx   \e[01;37m powered by console 2.00.148"
echo -e "  \e[00;31m xxxxxxxxxxxxx    "
echo -e "                             "
echo -e "  \e[01;30m   xx   xxxxxx    "
echo -e "  \e[01;30m  xx    xx xx    \e[01;37m run \e[00;32m'git help git'"
echo -e "  \e[01;30m xx     xx  xx   \e[01;37m to display the help index."
echo -e "  \e[01;30m xx         xx    "
echo -e "  \e[01;30m  xx       xx    \e[01;37m run \e[00;32m'git help <command>'"
echo -e "  \e[01;30m   xxxxxxxxx     \e[01;37m to display help for specific commands."
echo -e "  \e[01;30m     xxxxx        "
echo -e "\e[00m                       "