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| author | Deposite Pirate | 2018-09-16 18:47:05 +0200 |
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| committer | Deposite Pirate | 2018-09-16 18:47:05 +0200 |
| commit | f29d3519ce073ec30f99754d93304324f7f26d65 (patch) | |
| tree | 24082fb10d4979792f67961c24a812644210db34 /base/bin/slackwareutils/sysvbanner.1 | |
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diff --git a/base/bin/slackwareutils/sysvbanner.1 b/base/bin/slackwareutils/sysvbanner.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cbc69ab --- /dev/null +++ b/base/bin/slackwareutils/sysvbanner.1 @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +.TH sysvbanner 1 "June 30, 2012" + +.LO 1 + +.SH NAME +.B sysvbanner +\- display an ASCII art banner text + +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B sysvbanner +.I [message] + +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B sysvbanner +takes a string as argument and outputs it as a large ASCII art banner text. It +aims to be compatible with the UNIX System V +.B banner +program. + +.SH HISTORY +This implementation of +.B banner +was posted on the comp.sources.misc newsgroup in early july 1988. The motivation +behind this version of +.B banner +was that the BSD +.B banner +program works quite differently. +.PP +The +.B banner +program appeared in UNIX System V. One of its original uses was to create +highly visible separator pages for print jobs. + +.SH COPYRIGHT +This implementation of +.B sysvbanner +is in the public domain. + +.SH AUTHORS +Brian Wallis +.I <brw@jim.odr.oz> +wrote the +.I sysvbanner +program. + +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR banner (1) +.BR bban (1) +.BR figlet (1) +.BR ascii (7) |