banner7(1)                                             banner7(1)



NAME
     banner7 - generates a large banner

SYNOPSIS
     banner7 [-w [width]] [text]

ARGUMENTS
     text Specifies the text of the banner.  If you omit text,
          banner7 displays a Message: prompt and reads its
          standard input until you press RETURN. If you type more
          than 255 characters, banner7 truncates the 256th and
          remaining characters.

     -w[width]
          Specifies the width of the output. If you omit width,
          banner7 uses 80 columns.  If you do not specify this
          option, banner7 uses a default of 132 columns.

DESCRIPTION
     banner7 generates a large banner, using the number sign (#)
     to form the characters, on the standard output. Typically,
     you pipe the output of banner7 to the lp command for
     printing.  The output of banner7 is designed to be printed
     on a line printer.

LIMITATIONS
     The banner7 command cannot handle these ASCII characters:

        < > [ ] \ ^ _ { } | ~

     Also, banner7 substitutes an alternative representation for
     a quotation mark ( ), an apostrophe ('), and an ampersand
     (&) that is funny looking but still useful.

     The -w option is implemented by skipping some rows and
     columns.  As you narrow the column width, the output becomes
     grainy and letters occasionally run together.

STATUS MESSAGES AND VALUES
     The message:

        The character 'c' is not in my character set

     is produced to indicate a character that banner7 cannot
     handle.

FILES
     /usr/bin/banner7
          Executable file






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banner7(1)                                             banner7(1)



SEE ALSO
     banner(1), echo(1)





















































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