BANNER(6) GENIX Programmer's Manual 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 the message is omitted, it prompts for and reads one line of its
standard input. If -w is given, the output is scrunched down from a
width of 132 to n , suitable for a narrow terminal. If n is omit-
ted, it defaults to 80.
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 hardcopy terminal, but if you are
patient, a decwriter or other 300 baud terminal will do.
BUGS
Several ASCII characters are not defined, notably <, >, [, ], \, ^,
_, {, }, |, and ~. Also, the characters ", ', and & are funny look-
ing (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.
AUTHOR
Mark Horton
Printed 11/16/83 1