lp (ATT, Linux)—sends output to a printer
lp [ -cmsw ] [ -ddest ] [ -number ] [ -ooption ] [ -ttitle ] filename … cancel [ ids ] [ printers ]
lp, cancel sends or cancels requests to a lineprinter.
Example A.37.
1 lp -n5 filea fileb 2 lp -dShakespeare filex |
Explanation
Send five copies of filea and fileb to the printer.
Specify Shakespeare as the printer where filex will be printed.
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