src/lpr/lpr.1

   1 .\"             -*-Nroff-*-
   2 .\"  Freely distributable under the terms of the GPL
   3 .TH LPR 1 "22 Mar 2003 " "" ""
   4 .SH NAME
   5 lpr \- Spool files to a printer
   6 .SH SYNOPSIS
   7 .BR "lpr " [ "\-D" "] [" "\-d"
   8 .I device
   9 .RB "] [" "\-h" "] [" "\-l" "] [" "\-P"
  10 .I device
  11 .RB ]
  12 .SH DESCRIPTION
  13 \fBlpr\fP spools a file to the specified printer device. No formatting
  14 is done -- data is sent "raw". This is useful, for example, for sending
  15 Postscript data to a Postscript printer.
  16 .SH OPTIONS
  17 .TP
  18 \fB-D\fP
  19 enables some debugging output.
  20 .TP
  21 \fB-d\fP \fIdevice\fP
  22 specifies the \fIdevice\fP to which to send the output.
  23 .TP
  24 \fB-h\fP
  25 does nothing and is accepted for compatibility only.
  26 .TP
  27 \fB-l\fP
  28 disables CR/LF translation. Normally, files are converted to DOS/Windows-style
  29 line endings (CR+LF) during the spooling process. Some drivers appear to
  30 require this translation, while most don't seem to care. Including this option
  31 on the lpr command line disables any such translations.
  32 .TP
  33 \fB-P\fP \fIdevice\fP
  34 an alias for \fB-d\fP.
  35 .SH DEVICES
  36 A device name may be a UNC path (\\\\server_name\\printer_name), a
  37 reserved DOS device name (e.g., prn, lpt1), or a local port name that
  38 is mapped to a printer share. Note that forward slashes may be used in
  39 a UNC path also (e.g., //server_name/printer_name).
  40 .SH ENVIRONMENT
  41 A default device name may be specified in the \fBPRINTER\fP
  42 environment variable. Specifying a device via a \fB-d\fP or \fB-P\fP
  43 will override the environment variable setting.
  44 .SH NOTES
  45 Make sure that the default paper size setting is correct for the
  46 program that is formatting the page. For example, for enscript, make
  47 sure the \fBDefaultMedia\fP setting is correct in
  48 \fB/etc/enscript.cfg\fP. If this setting is incorrect, it is possible
  49 that no output at all will be produced by the printer. This is
  50 \fBnot\fP an lpr issue.
  51 .SH AUTHORS
  52 Written by Rick Rankin.
  53