2.11BSD/man/cat6/banner.0
BANNER(6) UNIX Programmer's Manual BANNER(6)
NAME
banner - print large banner on printer
SYNOPSIS
/usr/games/banner [ -w_n ] message ...
DESCRIPTION
_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 -w is given, the output
is scrunched down from a width of 132 to _n , suitable 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.
BUGS
Several ASCII characters are not defined, notably <, >, [,
], \, ^, _, {, }, |, and ~. Also, the characters ", ', and
& are funny looking (but in a useful way.)
The -w option is implemented by skipping some rows and
columns. The smaller it gets, the grainier the output.
Sometimes it runs letters together.
AUTHOR
Mark Horton
Printed 11/26/99 May 6, 1986 1