LPRINT(C) UNIX System V
Name
lprint - print to a printer attached to the user's terminal
Syntax
lprint [ - ] [ file ]
Description
lprint(C) accepts a filename to print or - to read from the
keyboard. If the terminal has local printing abilities, it
will then print the file to a printer attached to the
printer port of the terminal.
This command uses the file /etc/termcap.
Options
- Tells lprint to use the standard input for
printing.
The variables LPR and PRINTER can each be set to `spooler'
or `local'. These variables let you send files to the spool
printer or the terminal's local printer, respectively. The
file /usr/bin/spool contains the `spooler' setting for both
variables. The file /usr/bin/spool contains the `local'
setting. The following are a few examples of variable
usage:
lp -option spooler
LPR=local
LPR=spooler
spool lp -option device file
Files
/etc/termcap
/usr/bin/spool
/usr/bin/local
Notes
Only certain terminals have entries in /etc/termcap with
this capability already defined (for example, Tandy's DT-100
and DT-1, and Hewlett-Packard's HP-92).
To add attached printer capability to the termcap file for a
different terminal, add entries for PN (start printing) and
PS (end printing) with the appropriate control or escape
characters for your terminal.
Terminal communications parameters (such as baud rate and
parity) must be set up on the terminal by the user.
See Also
``Using Printers'' in the System Administrator's Guide
Value Added
lprint is an extension of AT&T System V provided by the
Santa Cruz Operation.
(printed 8/28/89) LPRINT(C)