4.3BSD - /usr/man/cat6/banner.0

BANNER(6)                                                            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  stan‐
       dard  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 great enough that
       you  may  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 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.

AUTHOR
       Mark Horton


3rd Berkeley Distribution         May 6, 1986                        BANNER(6)