The banner program displays ASCII character strings in the large letter on the standard output in Linux distributions. It becomes interesting when someone logs in via terminal and sees a beautiful string of letters.
Install Banner:
Run the mentioned apt command to install “banner” in the Linux system:
$ sudo apt install sysvbanner
To get a manual page of banner in the terminal, type the below-mentioned command:
$ man banner
And terminal will display the following output:
Banner Command Examples:
Let’s give some strings to the command and prints its output:
Example 1:
To print Fire in terminal using the banner command, type command given below:
$ banner Fire
Example 2:
To print Linuxhint in terminal:
$ banner Linuxhint
Example 3:
To display 2021 number in terminal using the banner command:
$ banner 2021
Conclusion:
The “banner” command is used in Unix-based operating systems to display ASCII characters string on the terminal. In this guide, we have seen how to install the banner tool in Linux and its examples.
