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+#! /bin/bash
+#
+# center - center a group of lines
+#
+# tabs in the lines might cause this to look a little bit off
+#
+#
+# Chet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu>
+#
+# Copyright 1999 Chester Ramey
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# TThis program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+width=${COLUMNS:-80}
+
+if [[ $# == 0 ]]
+then
+ set -- /dev/stdin
+fi
+
+for file
+do
+ while read -r
+ do
+ printf "%*s\n" $(( (width+${#REPLY})/2 )) "$REPLY"
+ done < $file
+done
+
+exit 0