Linux command of the day: banner

banner can be a useful command for setting login and welcome messages (e.g via /etc/profile).

$ banner PRODUCTION
######  ######  ####### ######  #     #  #####  #######   ###   ####### #     #
#     # #     # #     # #     # #     # #     #    #       #    #     # ##    #
#     # #     # #     # #     # #     # #          #       #    #     # # #   #
######  ######  #     # #     # #     # #          #       #    #     # #  #  #
#       #   #   #     # #     # #     # #          #       #    #     # #   # #
#       #    #  #     # #     # #     # #     #    #       #    #     # #    ##
#       #     # ####### ######   #####   #####     #      ###   ####### #     #

The Mac implementation is less useful than the GNU/Linux one.

$ banner -w 40 PRO
          #                         #
          #                         #
          ###########################
          ###########################
          #              #          #
          #              #          #
                         #          #
                         #          #
                         ##        ##
                         ##       ###
                          ##########
                           ########
                             ####
          #                         #
          #                         #
          ###########################
          ###########################
          #             ##          #
          #          #####          #
                  ########          #
               ######### #          #
          # #########    ##        ##
          #########      ##       ###
          #####           ##########
          ###              ########
          #                  ####
          #
                    #######
                ###############
              ###################
            ######          #######
          ####                   ###
          ##                       ##
          #                         #
          #                         #
          #                        ##
          ###                     ###
           ######             #####
             #####################
               #################
                  ###########

 

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