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NAME

6       banner - print large banner on printer
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SYNOPSIS

9       /usr/games/banner [ -wn ] message ...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Banner  prints a large, high quality banner on the standard output.  If
13       the message is omitted, it prompts for and reads one line of its  stan‐
14       dard  input.  If -w is given, the output is scrunched down from a width
15       of 132 to n , suitable for a narrow terminal.   If  n  is  omitted,  it
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18       The  output  should be printed on a hard-copy device, up to 132 columns
19       wide, with no breaks between the pages. The volume is great enough that
20       you  may  want  a  printer  or a fast hardcopy terminal, but if you are
21       patient, a decwriter or other 300 baud terminal will do.
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BUGS

24       Several ASCII characters are not defined, notably <, >, [, ], \, ^,  _,
25       {,  },  |,  and  ~.  Also, the characters ", ', and & are funny looking
26       (but in a useful way.)
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28       The -w option is implemented by skipping some rows  and  columns.   The
29       smaller  it  gets,  the grainier the output.  Sometimes it runs letters
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AUTHOR

33       Mark Horton
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373rd Berkeley Distribution         May 6, 1986                        BANNER(6)
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