Name

banner − print large banner on printer

Syntax

/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 omitted, 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. 

Restrictions

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.