BANNER(6) SysV BANNER(6)
NAME
banner - print large banner on printer
SYNOPSIS
/usr/games/banner [ -wn ] [ message ]
DESCRIPTION
banner prints a large, high quality banner on the standard output. If
message is omitted, banner prompts for and reads one line of its standard
input. The output should be printed on a hardcopy device up to 132
columns wide, with no breaks between the pages.
OPTIONS
-wn Size output for device of width n. If n is omitted, a value of 80
is assumed.
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.