~drscream

#/bin/bash

bashBox () {
	str="$@"
	len=$((${#str}+4))
	for i in $(seq $len); do echo -n "*"; done;
	echo; echo "* "$str" *";
	for i in $(seq $len); do echo -n "*"; done;
	echo
}

bashBox "Yea, a bash Box"

% ./bashbox.sh 
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* Yea, a bash Box *
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