banner7(1) banner7(1)
NAME
banner7 - print large banner on printer
SYNOPSIS
banner7 [-wn] message ...
DESCRIPTION
banner7 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 enough that you want a printer or a fast hardcopy
terminal.
BUGS
Several ASCII characters are not defined, notably <, >, [,
], \, ^, _, {, }, |, and ~. Also, the characters ", and &
are funny looking (but in a useful way.)
The -w flag option is implemented by skipping some rows and
columns. The smaller it gets, the grainier the output.
Sometimes it runs letters together.
FILES
/usr/bin/banner7
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