LPR(1)LPR(1)NAMElpr - Spool files to a printer
SYNOPSISlpr [-D] [-d device ] [-h] [-l] [-P device ]
DESCRIPTIONlpr spools a file to the specified printer device. No formatting is
done -- data is sent "raw". This is useful, for example, for sending
Postscript data to a Postscript printer.
OPTIONS-D enables some debugging output.
-d device
specifies the device to which to send the output.
-h does nothing and is accepted for compatibility only.
-l disables CR/LF translation. Normally, files are converted to
DOS/Windows-style line endings (CR+LF) during the spooling
process. Some drivers appear to require this translation, while
most don't seem to care. Including this option on the lpr com‐
mand line disables any such translations.
-P device
an alias for -d.
DEVICES
A device name may be a UNC path (\\server_name\printer_name), a
reserved DOS device name (e.g., prn, lpt1), or a local port name that
is mapped to a printer share. Note that forward slashes may be used in
a UNC path also (e.g., //server_name/printer_name).
ENVIRONMENT
A default device name may be specified in the PRINTER environment vari‐
able. Specifying a device via a -d or -P will override the environment
variable setting.
NOTES
Make sure that the default paper size setting is correct for the pro‐
gram that is formatting the page. For example, for enscript, make sure
the DefaultMedia setting is correct in /etc/enscript.cfg. If this set‐
ting is incorrect, it is possible that no output at all will be pro‐
duced by the printer. This is not an lpr issue.
AUTHORS
Written by Rick Rankin.
22 Mar 2003 LPR(1)
