lpr

lpr

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Prints a file to a TCP/IP print server running LPD.

Syntax

 lpr -S   servername   -P   printername   [-C   classname   ] [-J   jobname   ] [-o   option   ] [-x] [- d]   filename   

Options

-S servername

Indicates the name or IP address of the LPD print server.

-P printername

Indicates the name of the print queue on the server.

-C classname

Specifies something to identify the output as your job ( otherwise , the hostname of your computer is used). This appears on the banner page (if enabled on the print server).

-J jobname

Specifies the name of your job (otherwise, the name of the file you are printing is used). This appears on the banner page (if enabled on the print server).

-o option

Specifies the type of file being printed (the default is ASCII text). For example, specify .PS as the option when printing PostScript files.

-x

Provides backward compatibility for printing to LPD servers running older versions of SunOS.

-d

Transfers the datafile before the control file, if needed by the LPD server.

filename

Indicates the file you are printing.

Examples

Send a job to queue HPLASERJ on LPD server 172.16.11.104:

  lpr -S 172.16.11.104 -P hplaserj -C Mitchell -J  Testing C:\hello.txt 

Use lpq to check the queue to verify whether the job is pending.

See Also

lpq , Printing