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1997-08-23 15:49:52 +00:00
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.\" From: @(#)banner.6 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/29/95
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd April 29, 1995
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1997-07-06 03:28:40 +00:00
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.Dt BANNER 6
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm banner
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.Nd print large banner on printer
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm banner
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.Op Fl w Ar n
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.Ar message ...
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm Banner
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prints a large, high quality banner on the standard output.
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If the message is omitted, it prompts for and reads one line of its
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standard input.
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If
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.Fl w
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is given, the output is changed from a width of 132 to
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.Ar n ,
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suitable for a narrow terminal.
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.Pp
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The output should be printed on paper of the appropriate width,
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with no breaks between the pages.
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.Sh BUGS
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Several ASCII characters are not defined, notably <, >, [, ], \\,
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^, _, {, }, |, and ~.
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Also, the characters ", ', and & are funny looking (but in a useful way.)
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.Pp
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The
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.Fl w
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option is implemented by skipping some rows and columns.
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The smaller it gets, the grainier the output.
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Sometimes it runs letters together.
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.An Mark Horton
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