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1.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1993, 1995
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4.\" %sccs.include.redist.man%
5.\"
6.\"	@(#)banner.6	8.2 (Berkeley) 04/29/95
7.\"
8.Dd ""
9.Dt BANNER 6
10.Os
11.Sh NAME
12.Nm banner
13.Nd print large banner on printer
14.Sh SYNOPSIS
15.Nm banner
16.Op Fl w Ar n
17.Ar message ...
18.Sh DESCRIPTION
19.Nm Banner
20prints a large, high quality banner on the standard output.
21If the message is omitted, it prompts for and reads one line of its
22standard input.
23If
24.Fl w
25is given, the output is changed from a width of 132 to
26.Ar n ,
27suitable for a narrow terminal.
28.Pp
29The output should be printed on paper of the appropriate width,
30with no breaks between the pages.
31.Sh BUGS
32Several ASCII characters are not defined, notably <, >, [, ], \\,
33^, _, {, }, |, and ~.
34Also, the characters ", ', and & are funny looking (but in a useful way.)
35.Pp
36The
37.Fl w
38option is implemented by skipping some rows and columns.
39The smaller it gets, the grainier the output.
40Sometimes it runs letters together.
41.Sh AUTHOR
42Mark Horton
43