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LP !!!LP NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION OPTIONS OPERANDS PRINTCAP INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT EXIT STATUS FILES SEE ALSO DIAGNOSTICS HISTORY AUTHOR ---- !!NAME lp - send requests to an LPRng print service !!SYNOPSIS __lp__ [[ __-A__ ] [[ __-B__ ] [[ __-c__ ] [[ __-G__ ] [[ __-m__ ] [[ __-p__ ] [[ __-s__ ] [[ __-w__ ] [[ __-d__ ''dest'' ] [[ __-f__ ''form-name'' [[ __-d any__ ] ] [[ __-H__ ''special-handling'' ] [[ __-n__ ''number'' ] [[ __-o__ ''option'' ] [[ __-P__ ''page-list'' ] [[ __-q__ ''priority-level'' ] [[ __-S__ ''character-set'' [[ __-d any__ ] ] [[ __-S__ ''print-wheel'' [[ __-t__ ''title'' ] [[ __-T__ ''content-type'' [[ __-r__ ] ] [[ __-y__ ''mode-list'' ] [[ __-X__ ''path'' ] [[ __-D__ ''debug-options'' ] [[ ''file''... ] !!DESCRIPTION The LPRng __lpr__ client supports an __lp__ interface when invoked with the __lp__ program name. This is usually done by making a symbolic link to the __lpr__ program with the name __lp__. This is similar to the ex(1) and vi(1) programs. The supported form of the __lp__ command arranges for the named ''file(s)'' and associated information (collectively called a ''request'') to be printed. If no file names are specified on the command line, the standard input is assumed. The standard input may be specified along with a named ''file''(s) on the command line by listing the file name(s) and specifying __-__ (dash) for the standard input. The ''files'' will be printed in the order in which they appear on the shell command line. The LP print service associates a unique ''request-ID'' with each request and displays it on the standard output. The job number portion or full request-ID can be used later with cancel(1) or lprm(1) when canceling a job or when determining its status. See cancel(1) and lprm(1) for details about canceling a request, and lpstat(1) and lpq(1) for information about checking the status of a print request. !!OPTIONS Options to __lp__ always precede any file names, but may be specified in any order. The following options are available for __lp__: __-A__ Use authenticated transfer. Note that this is not a standard lp(1) option but has been added for compatibilty with LPRng. The authentication type is set by the value of the AUTH environment variable. __-B__ Process jobs using filters specified in the printcap information. The filter output is combined into a single file and sent to the print spooler. __-c__ Make a copy of the ''file'' before printing. (This has no effect as LPRng always sends jobs immediately to the remote server for printing.) __-d__ ''dest'' The print queue or printer to be used. By default, the destination printer is taken from the command line ''dest'' value, then the environment variables PRINTER, LPDEST, NPRINTER, NGPRINTER, then first entry in the printcap information, and and finally the default_printer entry from the configuration file, and then the compile time default. __-f__ ''form-name'' Print the request on the form ''form-name''. This sets the job class to ''form-name'' and is similar to the lpr -C option. __-G__ Process jobs using filters specified in the printcap information. The filter output for individual files is sent to the print spooler. __-H__ ''special-handling'' These options are ignored. __-m__ Send mail (see mail(1)) after the files have been printed. The mail address is taken from the USER enviroment variable. By default, no mail is sent upon normal completion of the print request. __-n__ ''number'' Print ''number'' copies (default is __1__) of the output. __-o__ ''option'' Specify printer-dependent ''options''. Several such ''options'' may be collected by specifying the __-o__ keyletter more than once (__-o $option sub 1$ -o $option sub 2$__ ''...'' __-o $option sub n$__), or by specifying the __-o__ keyletter followed by a list of options enclosed in double quotes (that is, __-o __ ''... $option sub n$''____). The following options have a immediate effect; other options are passed as a __Z__ line entry in the control file, i.e. - as an __lpr__''(1)'' __-Z__ option. __nobanner__ Do not print a banner page with this request. This is the same as the __lpr__''(1)'' __-h__ (no header) option. __width__''=number'' Print this request with page-width set to ''number''. This is the same as the __lpr__''(1)'' __-w__ ''width'' option. __-P__ ''page-list'' Print the pages specified in ''page-list''. This option is ignored. __-p__ Enable notification on completion of the print request. This option is ignored. __-q__ ''priority-level'' Assign this request ''priority-level'' in the printing queue. The values of ''priority-level'' range from __0__, the highest priority, to __25__, the lowest priority. If a priority is not specified, the default for the print service is used, as assigned by the system administrator. A priority limit may be assigned to individual users by the system administrator. The numerical values are translated to corresponding letter priority values. __-s__ Suppress messages from __lp__ such as those that begin with __request id is__...__ __-S__ ''character-set'' __-S__ ''print-wheel'' Print this request using the specified ''character-set'' or ''print-wheel''. The options are passed as an __lpr__''(1)'' __-Z__ option. __-t__ ''title'' Print ''title'' on the banner page of the output. If ''title'' is not supplied the name of the file is printed on the banner page. Enclose ''title'' in quotes if it contains blanks. __-T__ ''content-type'' [[__-r__] Print the request on a printer that can support the specified ''content-type''. The ''content-type'' is passed as an __lpr__''(1)'' __-Z__ option. __-w__ Write a message on the user's terminal after the ''files'' have been printed. This option is ignored. __-X__ ''path'' Filter individual job files using the specified program and send the filter output to the print spooler. __-y__ ''mode-list'' Print this request according to the printing modes listed in ''mode-list''. The ''mode-list-type'' is passed as an __lpr__''(1)'' __-Z__ option. __-D__ ''debug-optios'' A list of debug options for the program. These can be a number (debug level) or keyword and level (flag), such as 9, network, network+2, etc. !!OPERANDS The following operands are supported by __lp__: ''file'' A path name of a file to be output. If no ''file'' operands are specified, or if a ''file'' operand is __-__, the standard input will be used. The __-__ option must be last in the list. !!PRINTCAP INFORMATION The printer names and other information is obtained by using a printcap file or some other database. The ${HOME}/.printcap file can be used to specify user level options and configuration information. See printcap(5) for more information. !!ENVIRONMENT By default, the destination printer is taken from the command line ''dest'' value, then the environment variables PRINTER, LPDEST, NPRINTER, NGPRINTER, then first entry in the printcap information, and and finally the default_printer entry from the configuration file, and then the compile time default. !!EXIT STATUS The following exit values are returned: __zero (0)__ Successful completion __nonzero (!= 0)__ An error occurred. !!FILES The files used by LPRng are set by values in the LPRng configuration file. The default values are: /etc/lprng/lpd.conf LPRng configuration file ${HOME}/.printcap user printer description file /etc/lprng/printcap printer description file /etc/lprng/lpd.perms permissions /var/run/lprng/lpd lock file for queue control /var/spool/lpd spool directories /var/spool/lpd/QUEUE/control queue control /var/spool/lpd/QUEUE/log trace or debug log file /var/spool/lpd/QUEUE/acct accounting file /var/spool/lpd/QUEUE/status status file !!SEE ALSO lpd.conf(5), lpc(8), lpd(8), lpr(1), lpq(1), lprm(1), printcap(5), lpd.perms(5), pr(1). !!DIAGNOSTICS Most of the diagnostics are self explanatory. If you are puzzled over the exact cause of failure, set the debugging level on (-D5) and run again. The debugging information will help you to pinpoint the exact cause of failure. !!HISTORY LPRng is a enhanced printer spooler system with functionality similar to the Berkeley LPR software. The LPRng mailing list is lprng@lprng.com; subscribe by sending mail to lprng-request@lprng.com with the word subscribe in the body. The software is available from ftp://ftp.lprng.com/pub/LPRng. !!AUTHOR Patrick Powell ----
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