banner

PURPOSE

     Writes  character strings  in large  letters to  standard
     output.

SYNOPSIS
     banner strings


DESCRIPTION

     The banner  command writes character strings  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 low-
     ercase input characters appearing smaller than the upper-
     case input 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

     The following command:  "echo."