BIGBANNER(1)		 HP-UX 5.0		  BIGBANNER(1)

     NAME
	  bigbanner - print large banner on printer

     SYNOPSIS
	  bigbanner [ -wn ] message ...

     DESCRIPTION
	  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 scrunched down 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.

     BUGS
	  Several ASCII characters are not defined, notably <, >, [,
	  ], \, ^, _, {, }, |, and ~.  Also, the characters ", ', and
	  & are funny looking (but in a useful way.)

	  The -w option is implemented by skipping some rows and
	  columns.  The smaller it gets, the grainier the output.
	  Sometimes it runs letters together.

     AUTHOR
	  Mark Horton