diff --git a/src/liblimb/include/limb/output.h b/src/liblimb/include/limb/output.h
index 2c27dd6..a41243e 100644
--- a/src/liblimb/include/limb/output.h
+++ b/src/liblimb/include/limb/output.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <limb/obuffer.h>
 
 extern void obuffer_putmsgdie(obuffer *obuf, u8 level, const char * const str[], unsigned n, int exit) gccattr_noreturn;
+extern void lila_dieversion(const char *version, const char *yearbeg, const char *yearend, const char *author, const char *url, const char *license, int is_lila) gccattr_noreturn;
 
 extern void list_matches_full(obuffer *obuf, u8 level, const char *intro,
                               const char *prefix, const char *sep, const char *outro,
@@ -75,15 +76,8 @@ extern const char *PROG;
 #define diecmdusage(e, u, c)errdie(e, "usage: ", PROG, " ", u, (c)->name, " ", (c)->usage)
 #define diecmdhelp(e, u, c) errdie(e, "usage: ", PROG, " ", u, (c)->name, " ", (c)->usage, "\n", (c)->desc, "\n\n", (c)->help)
 
-#define dieversion(v , yb, ye, a, u, l) \
-                            outdie(0, PROG, " version ", v, "\n", \
-                                   "Copyright (C) ", yb, \
-                                   ((strcmp(yb, ye)) ? "-" : ""), \
-                                   ((strcmp(yb, ye)) ? ye : ""), \
-                                   " ", a, " - ", u, \
-                                   (!l) ? "\nLicense GPL-2.0. This is free software: " \
-                                   "you are free to change and redistribute it.\n" \
-                                   "There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law." : l)
+#define dieversion(v , yb, ye, a, u, l)     lila_dieversion(v, yb, ye, a, u, l, 0)
+#define liladieversion(v, yb, ye, a, u ,l)  lila_dieversion(v, yb, ye, a, u, l, 1)
 
 #define retw(r, ...)        do { warn(__VA_ARGS__);        return r; } while (0)
 #define retwu(r, ...)       do { warnu(__VA_ARGS__);       return r; } while (0)
diff --git a/src/liblimb/output.h/lila_dieversion.c b/src/liblimb/output.h/lila_dieversion.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c25874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/liblimb/output.h/lila_dieversion.c
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/* This file is part of limb                           https://lila.oss/limb
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Olivier Brunel                          jjk@jjacky.com */
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+#include <unistd.h> /* isatty() */
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <limb/output.h>
+
+#define ANSI_BOLD                   "\x1B[1m"
+#define ANSI_BOLD_YELLOW            "\x1B[1;33m"
+#define ANSI_YELLOW                 "\x1B[0;33m"
+#define ANSI_BLUE                   "\x1B[0;36m"
+#define ANSI_OFF                    "\x1B[0m"
+
+static void
+putline(const char *line, size_t len, size_t sp, const char *suffix, size_t slen,
+        size_t col, int tty)
+{
+    sp += col - len - 11;
+    char buf[sp];
+    memset(buf, ' ', sp);
+
+    obuffer_put(obuffer_1, OLVL_NORMAL, line, len);
+    obuffer_put(obuffer_1, OLVL_NORMAL, buf, sp);
+    if (tty) obuffer_put(obuffer_1, OLVL_NORMAL, ANSI_BLUE, strlen(ANSI_BLUE));
+    obuffer_put(obuffer_1, OLVL_NORMAL, suffix, slen);
+    if (tty) obuffer_put(obuffer_1, OLVL_NORMAL, ANSI_OFF, strlen(ANSI_OFF));
+    obuffer_put(obuffer_1, OLVL_NORMAL, "\n", 1);
+}
+
+void
+lila_dieversion(const char *version, const char *yearbeg, const char *yearend,
+                const char *author, const char *url,  const char *license, int is_lila)
+{
+    int tty = isatty(buffer_1->fd);
+    size_t l;
+
+    struct winsize ws = { 0 };
+    ioctl(buffer_1->fd, TIOCGWINSZ, &ws);
+    /* some default */
+    if (!ws.ws_col) ws.ws_col = 80;
+    /* just a visual thing */
+    if (ws.ws_col > 60) ws.ws_col -= 4;
+
+    size_t vlen = strlen(version);
+    size_t yblen = strlen(yearbeg);
+    size_t yelen = strlen(yearend);
+    int has_ye = yblen != yelen || strcmp(yearbeg, yearend);
+
+#define VERSION     " version "
+#define COPYRIGHT   "Copyright (C) "
+#define LICENSE \
+    "License GPL-2.0. This is free software:\n" \
+    "you are free to change and redistribute it.\n" \
+    "There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law."
+
+    l = strlen(PROG);
+    /* we need at least 56 cols, otherwise don't bother */
+    if (!is_lila || ws.ws_col < 56 || l + strlen(" version ") + vlen >= ws.ws_col)
+        outdie(0, PROG, " version ", version, "\n",
+               "Copyright (C) ", yearbeg,
+               (has_ye) ? "-" : "", (has_ye) ? yearend : "", " ", author, "\n",
+               url, "\n",
+               (!license) ? "\n" LICENSE : license);
+
+    char line[ws.ws_col];
+    size_t len = 0;
+
+    if (tty) obuffer_put(obuffer_1, OLVL_NORMAL, ANSI_BOLD_YELLOW, strlen(ANSI_BOLD_YELLOW));
+    memcpy(line, PROG, l); len += l;
+    l = strlen(VERSION); memcpy(line + len, VERSION, l); len += l;
+    memcpy(line + len, version, vlen); len += vlen;
+
+    putline(line, len, 7, "*", 1, ws.ws_col, tty);
+    if (tty) obuffer_put(obuffer_1, OLVL_NORMAL, ANSI_BLUE, strlen(ANSI_BLUE));
+    putline(url, strlen(url), 5, "*", 1, ws.ws_col, tty);
+    putline("", 0, 3, "*", 1, ws.ws_col, tty);
+
+    len = 0;
+    l = strlen(COPYRIGHT); memcpy(line + len, COPYRIGHT, l); len += l;
+    memcpy(line + len, yearbeg, yblen); len += yblen;
+    if (has_ye) {
+        line[len++] = '-';
+        memcpy(line + len, yearend, yelen); len += yelen;
+    }
+    line[len++] = ' ';
+    l = strlen(author); memcpy(line + len, author, l); len += l;
+
+    if (tty) obuffer_put(obuffer_1, OLVL_NORMAL, ANSI_YELLOW, strlen(ANSI_YELLOW));
+    putline(line,len, 5, "*", 1, ws.ws_col, tty);
+    putline("", 0, 1, "*     *  *", 10, ws.ws_col, tty);
+    if (tty) obuffer_put(obuffer_1, OLVL_NORMAL, ANSI_BOLD, strlen(ANSI_BOLD));
+    obuffer_put(obuffer_1, OLVL_NORMAL, LICENSE, 16);
+    if (tty) obuffer_put(obuffer_1, OLVL_NORMAL, ANSI_OFF, strlen(ANSI_OFF));
+    putline(LICENSE + 16, 23, 5, "*", 1, ws.ws_col - 16, tty);
+    putline(LICENSE + 16 + 23 + 1, 43, 3, "*", 1, ws.ws_col, tty);
+    putline(LICENSE + 16 + 23 + 1 + 43 + 1, 45, 5, "*", 1, ws.ws_col, tty);
+    putline(LICENSE + 16 + 23 + 1 + 43 + 1 + 45 + 1, 7, 7, "*", 1, ws.ws_col, tty);
+
+    obuffer_putmsgdie(obuffer_1, OLVL_NORMAL, (const char * const []) { PUTMSG_FLUSH }, 1, 0);
+}