visualization of blast/bowtie results in linux terminal

[papori]

Hi,
I am looking for a simple and basic way/script to to see blast/bowtie results, not java based, just text..
For example:
Your best hit is
query 0-----------------------------------100
subject 35-----------------85

any ideas?
Thanks,
Pap

[winsettz]

BLAST output already is fairly visual. Below is a blastx result of mine.

Query= NODE_2_length_91_cov_18.516483

Length=181
                                                                      Score     E
Sequences producing significant alignments:                          (Bits)  Value

ref|YP_002006372.1|  glycosyl transferase 2 [Cupriavidus taiwanen...   101    3e-24
ref|YP_007084199.1|  putative O-linked N-acetylglucosamine transf...  47.8    1e-04
[...]
>ref|YP_002006372.1| glycosyl transferase 2 [Cupriavidus taiwanensis LMG 19424]
 emb|CAQ70309.1| putative Glycosyl transferase, family 2 [Cupriavidus taiwanensis
LMG 19424]
Length=393

 Score =  101 bits (251),  Expect = 3e-24, Method: Compositional matrix adjust.
 Identities = 47/59 (80%), Positives = 52/59 (88%), Gaps = 0/59 (0%)
 Frame = +3

Query  3    TTNEDRISPEFAGEDSSRLKLLRPGEPLSAVDNFNLALSHATGEYLAFIGDDDLVSTQI  179
            T++EDRI+P FAG D +RLKLLRPGEPLS VDNFN ALSHA GEYLAFIGDDDL+S QI
Sbjct  40   TSDEDRITPAFAGLDIARLKLLRPGEPLSVVDNFNFALSHARGEYLAFIGDDDLISPQI  98


>ref|YP_007084199.1| putative O-linked N-acetylglucosamine transferase, SPINDLY family
[Oscillatoria acuminata PCC 6304]
 gb|AFY80279.1| putative O-linked N-acetylglucosamine transferase, SPINDLY family
[Oscillatoria acuminata PCC 6304]
Length=2093

 Score = 47.8 bits (112),  Expect = 1e-04, Method: Compositional matrix adjust.
 Identities = 22/42 (52%), Positives = 29/42 (69%), Gaps = 0/42 (0%)
 Frame = +3

Query  36   AGEDSSRLKLLRPGEPLSAVDNFNLALSHATGEYLAFIGDDD  161
            A  ++S++K  R  + LS  DN+ L LSHATGEY+  IGDDD
Sbjct  51   ASFNNSKIKYYRAPQRLSMSDNWELGLSHATGEYIIIIGDDD  92

As for bowtie, the output is in SAM. Direct viewing of SAM is probably not what you were thinking of; but there is samtools tview which might be what you are thinking of.