banner display text in large font	Command
	SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION   Options FILES DIAGNOSTICS PORTABILITY SEE ALSO

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SYNOPSIS

banner [-c char] [-f fontfile] [-s char] [-w n] [text...]

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DESCRIPTION

banner writes the text arguments to the standard output in large letters using a default font. When no text arguments are present, banner reads text from the standard input.

Options

-c char

uses the single character char to form output characters instead of the default X.

-f fontfile

uses the output font from fontfile instead of the default font.

-s

prints text sideways and vertically. With sideways text, multiple lines (taken from standard input) are displayed one right after another, with the equivalent of a space printed between them.

-w n

limits the output width to at most n characters.

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FILES

/etc/small.fnt

optional small font file.

/etc/italic.fnt

optional italic font file.

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DIAGNOSTICS

Possible exit status values are:

0

Successful completion.

1

Failure because of any of the following:

— unknown command line option

— inability to open font file

— invalid font file format

— missing fill character

— missing font file

— missing width

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PORTABILITY

x/OPEN Portability Guide 4.0.

The -c, -f, -s and -w options are extensions to traditional implementations of banner.

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SEE ALSO

Commands: