Linux in a Nutshell, Fourth Edition

Name

lpr

Synopsis

                  lpr [options] [files]

The LPRng print spooler. Send files to the printer spool queue. If no files are given, accept standard input. On most Linux distributions, the LPRng print spooler replaces the BSD print spooler. Some systems use the alternative CUPS printing system. Both printing systems have lpr commands with options that are mostly compatible with BSD’s lpr. We document LPRng’s lpr command here.

Options

-b, -l

Expect a binary or literal file on which minimial processing should be done. The file is assigned filter f, which passes it through the default input filter (:if or :filter in the printcap file).

-f

Use a filter that interprets the first character of each line as a standard carriage control character.

-h

Do not print the burst page.

-i [cols]

Indent the output. Default is 8 columns. Specify number of columns to indent with the cols argument.

-k

Send data directly to the remote printer instead of creating a temporary file. This may cause problems if the job is killed when transferring the file, but can speed up large jobs.

-l

Use a filter that allows control characters to be printed and suppresses pagebreaks.

-m address

Send mail to address if print job is unsuccessful.

-w n

Set page width to n characters.

-A

Use authentication.

-B

Filter all job files as specified in the printcap database, then combine them into a single job file to be sent to the spooler.

-C class

Set the job classification used on the burst page and to assign priorities. class should ...