3 lp, lpd \- copy a file to the line printer
10 is send to the line printer to be printed. Standard input is read and
11 printed if there are no arguments.
15 with each file as input.
19 and starts printing the jobs on
23 is already running. If
25 finds any character in the input that it doesn't know how to handle then it
26 will print the rest of the file without any special treatment. This also
27 means that no formfeed is sent after the file has been printed to force out
30 simply assumes that you know what you are doing. (dumb, eh?)
32 Note: Don't do anything with a file until it is printed,
34 only makes a copy of a file in the spool directory when it is not world
35 readable. If it can be read then it is printed directly.
38 .BI /usr/spool/lpd/job XXXXX
39 Information about a job.
41 .BI /usr/spool/lpd/tmp XXXXX
42 Associated file to be printed.
45 The 'lp' entry describes the printer by the "li#" and "co#" fields. By
46 default 66 lines (li#66), and 80 columns (co#80).
52 Not spooling a world readable file may not be such a smart idea.
54 A formfeed should be printed and the printer reset after a job full of escape
55 codes, but this may cost paper.
59 Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)