NAME

lpd − line printer daemon

SYNOPSIS

/etc/lpd

DESCRIPTION

Lpd is the line printer daemon (spool area handler) invoked by opr.  It uses the directory /usr/lpd.  The file lock in that directory is used to prevent two daemons from becoming active simultaneously.  After the daemon has successfully set the lock, it scans the directory for files beginning with “df.” Lines in each df file specify files to be printed in the same way as is done by the data-phone daemon dpd (VIII). 

FILES

/usr/lpd/*spool area
/dev/lp  printer

SEE ALSO

dpd (VIII), opr (I)

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