NAME

banner − print large banner on printer

SYNOPSIS

/usr/games/banner[−w n] message ... 

DESCRIPTION

Banner prints message as a large, high quality banner on the standard output.  If the message is omitted, banner prompts for and reads one line of its standard input.  The output should be printed on a hard-copy device, up to 132 columns wide, with no breaks between the pages. 

OPTIONS

−w n Size output for width n.  If no -w option is supplied, banner assumes a 132-column ouput device.  If -w is supplied with no width, an 80-column device is assumed. 

EXAMPLE

To print the message “Happy Birthday” as a banner, type: % banner Happy Birthday | lpr

NOTES

Several ASCII characters are not defined, notably <, >, [, ], \, ^, _, {, }, |, and ~.  Also, the characters ", ’, and & are funny looking (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.