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From: stefan@helios.UCSC.EDU (Stefan Engstrom)
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Subject: Re: anyone know about a banner command?
Date: 8 Nov 1993 06:32:13 GMT
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Susan Loggiodice (sstaetz@nyx10.cs.du.edu) wrote:
: kellye@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Kelly E) writes:

: >Does anyone know how to use the banner command?  I've seen a friend use

:  First, find out where it is:  whereis banner
: (most likely it will be in /usr/5bin)

:  then just type: /usr/5bin/banner Your Words Here
: (if it is in your path you can omit the dir)

On some systems I've seen it replaced with 'bban'
(the better banner program), it will do something like
% bban -tf extra large
way more impressive than that of your friend...



   EEEEEEEEEEEE    XX        XX      TTTTTTTTTT    RRRRRRRRRR          AAAA
   EEEEEEEEEEEE    XX        XX      TTTTTTTTTT    RRRRRRRRRR          AAAA
   EE                XX    XX            TT        RR        RR      AA    AA
   EE                XX    XX            TT        RR        RR      AA    AA
   EEEEEEEEEE          XXXX              TT        RR        RR    AA        AA
   EEEEEEEEEE          XXXX              TT        RR        RR    AA        AA
   EE                  XXXX              TT        RRRRRRRRRR      AAAAAAAAAAAA
   EE                  XXXX              TT        RRRRRRRRRR      AAAAAAAAAAAA
   EE                XX    XX            TT        RR      RR      AA        AA
   EE                XX    XX            TT        RR      RR      AA        AA
   EEEEEEEEEEEE    XX        XX          TT        RR        RR    AA        AA
   EEEEEEEEEEEE    XX        XX          TT        RR        RR    AA        AA




   LL                  AAAA        RRRRRRRRRR        GGGGGGGG      EEEEEEEEEEEE
   LL                  AAAA        RRRRRRRRRR        GGGGGGGG      EEEEEEEEEEEE
   LL                AA    AA      RR        RR    GG        GG    EE
   LL                AA    AA      RR        RR    GG        GG    EE
   LL              AA        AA    RR        RR    GG              EEEEEEEEEE
   LL              AA        AA    RR        RR    GG              EEEEEEEEEE
   LL              AAAAAAAAAAAA    RRRRRRRRRR      GG    GGGGGG    EE
   LL              AAAAAAAAAAAA    RRRRRRRRRR      GG    GGGGGG    EE
   LL              AA        AA    RR      RR      GG        GG    EE
   LL              AA        AA    RR      RR      GG        GG    EE
   LLLLLLLLLLLL    AA        AA    RR        RR      GGGGGGGG      EEEEEEEEEEEE
   LLLLLLLLLLLL    AA        AA    RR        RR      GGGGGGGG      EEEEEEEEEEEE


		
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