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1.\"	$OpenBSD: banner.1,v 1.8 2007/08/06 19:16:06 sobrado Exp $
2.\"	$NetBSD: banner.1,v 1.1.1.1 1995/04/09 05:53:04 cgd Exp $
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4.\"	@(#)Copyright (c) 1995, Simon J. Gerraty.
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19.Dd $Mdocdate: August 6 2007 $
20.Dt BANNER 1
21.Os
22.Sh NAME
23.Nm banner
24.Nd print strings in large letters
25.Sh SYNOPSIS
26.Nm banner
27.Ar string ...
28.Sh DESCRIPTION
29.Nm
30prints up to 10 characters of each
31.Ar string
32in large letters on the standard output.
33.Sh EXAMPLES
34The command
35.Ic banner openbsd
36displays:
37.Bd -literal -offset indent
38  ####   #####   ######  #    #  #####    ####   #####
39 #    #  #    #  #       ##   #  #    #  #       #    #
40 #    #  #    #  #####   # #  #  #####    ####   #    #
41 #    #  #####   #       #  # #  #    #       #  #    #
42 #    #  #       #       #   ##  #    #  #    #  #    #
43  ####   #       ######  #    #  #####    ####   #####
44.Ed
45.Sh SEE ALSO
46.Xr echo 1
47