1BANNER(6) Games Manual BANNER(6)
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6 banner - print large banner on printer
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9 /usr/games/banner [ -wn ] message ...
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12 Banner prints a large, high quality banner on the standard output. If
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14 dard input. If -w is given, the output is scrunched down from a width
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18 The output should be printed on a hard-copy device, up to 132 columns
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20 you may want a printer or a fast hardcopy terminal, but if you are
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24 Several ASCII characters are not defined, notably <, >, [, ], \, ^, _,
25 {, }, |, and ~. Also, the characters ", ', and & are funny looking
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28 The -w option is implemented by skipping some rows and columns. The
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373rd Berkeley Distribution May 6, 1986 BANNER(6)