BANNER(6,C)                 AIX Commands Reference                  BANNER(6,C)



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/usr/bin/banner



PURPOSE

Writes character strings in large letters to standard output.

SYNTAX


                   +--------+
/usr/bin/banner ---|        |--- string ---|
                   +- -w n -+ ^          |
                              +----------+


Note:  This command does not have MBCS support.

DESCRIPTION

The /usr/bin/banner command writes the string to standard output in large
letters.  Each line in the output can be up to 10 uppercase or lowercase
characters long.  On output, all characters appear in uppercase, with the
lowercase input characters appearing smaller than the uppercase input
characters.

FLAG

-w n    Output is width n.  Default is 80 characters.

EXAMPLES

  1. To display a banner at the work station:

      banner SMILE!

  2. To display more than one word on a line, enclose the text in quotation
    marks:

      banner "Out to" Lunch

    This displays "Out to" on one line, and "Lunch" on the next.

  3. To print a banner:

      banner We like Computers | print

RELATED INFORMATION

See the following commands:  "echo" and "banner (/usr/games/banner)."



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