NAME

block − block character generator

SYNOPSIS

block spacing plotchar line1 line2 ... 

DESCRIPTION

Block converts its line arguments into 6x5 dot-matrix format, and prints them on the standard output.  The matrix is constructed using ‘plotchar’ as the print element; each block-character is separated by ‘spacing’ blanks.  Thus block 1 x "Que pasa," " Baby ?" prints

xxxxx x   x xxxxx       xxxx    x    xxxx   x
x   x x   x x           x   x  x x  x      x x
x   x x   x xxx         xxxx  xxxxx  xxx  xxxxx
x x x x   x x           x     x   x     x x   x   xx
xxxxx  xxx  xxxxx       x     x   x xxxx  x   x   xx
    x                                            x

      xxxx    x   xxxx  x   x        xxx
      x   x  x x  x   x  x x        x   x
      xxxx  xxxxx xxxx    x           xx
      x   x x   x x   x   x           x
      xxxx  x   x xxxx    x           x
 
 

DIAGNOSTICS

Block without arguments prints its argument conventions. 

BUGS

There are no lower case characters; all characters are treated as though upper case.  Also, non-printing ASCII characters are treated as blanks.  It is not a bug, but to use ‘*’ as the plotchar you must quote it, i.e. block 2 \* Boo!