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# NAME

`banner` — print large banner on printer

# SYNOPSIS

`banner` | [`-w` width] 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 width, suitable for a narrow terminal.

The output should be printed on a hard-copy device, up to 132 columns wide, with no breaks between the pages.

# SEE ALSO

banner(1)

# AUTHORS

Mark Horton

# 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.

September 8, 2014 | Debian