MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 1

banner(1) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities banner(1)
NAME
banner — display text in large font
SYNOPSIS
banner [–c char][–f fontfile][–w n][text...]
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
banner accepts the following 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.
–w n limits the output width to at most n characters.
FILES
banner uses the following files:
/etc/small.fnt
optional small font file.
/etc/italic.fnt
optional italic font file.
DIAGNOSTICS
Possible exit status values are:
0 Successful completion.
1 An error occurred.
Messages
Message: bad HALO font file format in "fontfile"
Cause: You specified an invalid font file.
Action: Use one of the files listed in the FILES section.
Message: cannot open font file "fontfile": system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
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