NAME

banner - convert text to banner size

SYNOPSIS

banner { - | -c <char> } <string>

DESCRIPTION

'Banner' converts the text in the <string> argument into
large characters for printing on a suitable hard copy
printer. The printer should be able to handle 132 characters
per line.

Output is produced on standard output 1 and may thus be piped
to some other program or redirected to a file.

The dash argument, if present, causes the banner to be white-on-black;
if absent, the banner is black-on-white.

The character used for printing the banner is the rubout, which appears
on the line printer as a small rectangle composed of three vertical lines.
This may be changed to any arbitrary ASCII character by using the
"-c <char>" argument sequence.

The type font produced is Fortune Light, by the Bauer Type Foundry.

'Banner' is capable of producing all of the printable ASCII characters
except for the following:

          ~ ^ \ ` { } [ ] _

Of these characters, three may be used to specify other special
symbols:  the caret ("^") is interpreted as the 'degrees' symbol
(superscript zero), the grave accent ("`") is interpreted as the
'cent' symbol, and the underscore ("_") is interpreted as the
superscript 'th' symbol.

EXAMPLES


banner "Happy Birthday!" >saved_banner
banner - "Hi Mom"
banner "School of I. C. S." >/dev/lps


MESSAGES

Usage... for improper arguments.

SEE ALSO

block