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__NAME__


banner - print large banner on printer
__SYNOPSIS__


banner [[-d] [[-t] [[-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.


The output should be printed on paper of the appropriate width, with no breaks between the pages.


The following options are available:
       -d   Enable debug.


-tEnable trace.-w widthChange the output from a width of 132 to width, suit-able for a narrow terminal.__BUGS__


Several ASCII characters are not defined,
notably


The -w option is implemented by skipping some rows and
columns. The smaller it gets, the grainier the output.
Sometimes it runs letters together.
__AUTHORS__


Mark Horton


BSD April 29, 1995 1
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