


BANNER(6)                                               BANNER(6)


NNAAMMEE
       banner - print large banner on printer

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       //uussrr//ggaammeess//bbaannnneerr [ --ww_n ] message ...

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       _B_a_n_n_e_r prints a large, high quality banner on the standard
       output.  If the message is omitted,  it  prompts  for  and
       reads one line of its standard input.  If --ww is given, the
       output is scrunched down from a width of 132 to _n _,  suit-
       able  for a narrow terminal.  If _n is omitted, it defaults
       to 80.

       The output should be printed on a hard-copy device, up  to
       132  columns  wide,  with no breaks between the pages. The
       volume is great enough that you may want a  printer  or  a
       fast   hardcopy  terminal,  but  if  you  are  patient,  a
       decwriter or other 300 baud terminal will do.

BBUUGGSS
       Several ASCII characters are not defined, notably <, >, [,
       ],  \,  ^,  _, {, }, |, and ~.  Also, the characters ", ',
       and & are funny looking (but in a useful way.)

       The --ww option is implemented by  skipping  some  rows  and
       columns.   The  smaller  it gets, the grainier the output.
       Sometimes it runs letters together.

AAUUTTHHOORR
       Mark Horton


























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