9.18;prsvr (print_server), revision 9.18, 87/03/20
PRSVR (PRINT_SERVER) -- Start the Print Server.
usage:  PRSVR [config_file_name] [-N name] [&]


FORMAT

  PRSVR [config_file_name] [options] [&]


  PRSVR  executes  the print server program, which prints files submitted to the
  print queue with PRF (PRINT_FILE).  You only need to execute this command when
  you  start  the  node connected to the printer.  Do not execute the command at
  other nodes: this will cause print files to be lost.

  For complete details about user-supplied device drivers for auxiliary  devices
  and  the  contents  of  the print server configuration file, see Administering
  Your DOMAIN System.


ARGUMENTS

  pathname
  (optional)         Specify printer configuration file.  See HELP PRSVR CONFIG.

                     Default if omitted:  use file PRINTER_CONFIG.DATA.

  &
  (optional)          Create  separate  Shell  process in which to run the print
                     server.  This process is created without the normal pads or
                     windows,  thus  running  invisibly in the background.  When
                     the print server is  started  in  this  fashion,  it  stops
                     automatically  at  logout.  To stop this background process
                     before logout, use the SIGP (SIGNAL_PROCESS) command.  This
                     option is only recognized by the shell.


OPTIONS

  -N name             Specify  a  name  for  the  print server process.  If this
                     option   is   not   specified,   the   process   is   named
                     PRINT_SERVER.printername.   This option should only by used
                     when a DM command starts PRSVR.

DEVICES SUPPORTED

  The print server supports the following printer types:

      1) NEC Spinwriter 7715, connected via an SIO line.
      2) Printronix 300/600 LPM printer, connected to the PBU.
      3) Versatec V-80 printer-plotter, connected to the PBU via an
         IKON 10071-5.
      4) GE series 3000 printer, connected via an SIO line.
      5) IMAGEN LBP10 and IMAGEN CX printers, connected via one of
         the following: SIO line; Versatec IKON 10071-5;
         user-supplied MULTIBUS controller (see HELP PRSVR DEVICE_DRIVERS).
      6) DOMAIN/LASER-26, a 300 dpi 26 ppm laser printer;
         connected via an SIO line or IKON 10085 multibus controller.
      7) APPLE LaserWriter, a 300 dpi 8 ppm laser printer;
         connected via an SIO line.

  The printer that is used depends on which device has been specified with
  the DEVICE directive in the configuration file. The default is the Spinwriter.


RELATED TOPICS

  More information is available.  Type:

  - HELP PRSVR CONFIG
   for details about device configuration files.

  - HELP PRSVR DEVICE_DRIVERS
   for details about writing user-supplied device drivers.

  - HELP PRF
   for details about queueing files to a printer.