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. If -w is given, the output is reduced from a width of 132 to n, suitable for a narrow terminal. If n is omitted, it defaults to 80.
The output should be printed on a hard-copy device, up to 132 columns wide, with no breaks between the pages. The volume is enough that you want a printer or a fast hardcopy terminal, but if you are patient, a decwriter or other 300 baud terminal will do.
The -w option is implemented by skipping some rows and columns. The smaller it gets, the grainier the output. Sometimes it runs letters together.
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