banner7(1)                                             banner7(1)



     NAME
          banner7 - generate a large banner

     SYNOPSIS
          banner7 [-w[n]] [message...]

     DESCRIPTION
          banner7 generates a large, high-quality banner on the stan-
          dard output.  If message is omitted, banner7 prompts for and
          reads one line of its standard input.  If -w is given, the
          output is scrunched down from a width of 132 columns to n
          columns, suitable for a narrow terminal.  If n is omitted,
          the output defaults to 80 columns.

          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 hard-copy
          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 letters run together.

     FILES
          /usr/bin/banner7

     SEE ALSO
          banner(1), echo(1).






















     April, 1990                                                     1