BANNER(6) 1990 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 , 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. 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 Printed 7/27/90 June 1