PRINT(DOS) UNIX System V PRINT(DOS)
Name
print - prints a file while other MS-DOS commands are being
processed
Syntax
print [drive:][pathname][/d:device] [/b:size]
[/q:value] [/t][/c][/p]
Description
You can use print only if you have a lineprinter attached to
your computer. If you do have a lineprinter you can use the
following switches with this command:
/d:device Specifies the print device name. If you do not
give this switch, print prompts for a print
device. If you do not specify one, the default
device is PRN (the first parallel printer
connected to your computer).
Other possible print device names are AUX, LPT1,
LPT2, LPT3, COM1, and COM2. These represent the
first, second, and third parallel printers, and
the first and second serial printers connected to
your computer.
The following switches are allowed only the first time you
run the print command after starting MS-DOS:
/b:size Sets the size in bytes of the internal buffer. To
speed up the print command, you increase the value
of /b.
/q:value Specifies the number of files allowed in the print
queue - if you want more than 10. The minimum
value for the /q switch is 4, the maximum 32, and
the default, 10.
/t Deletes all files in the print queue (those files
waiting to be printed).
/c Turns on cancel mode and removes the preceding
filename and all following filenames from the
print queue.
/p Turns on print mode and adds the preceding
filename and all following filenames to the print
queue.
The print command, when used without options, displays the
contents of the print queue on your screen without affecting
the queue.
Examples
The following command empties the print queue for the device
named LPT1:
print /t /d:LPT1
The following command removes the pencil.tst file from the
default print queue:
print a:pencil.tst /c
The next two commands show how to remove the file pencil.tst
from the queue and then add the file pen.tst to the queue:
print pencil.tst /c
print pen.tst /p
Notes
Each print queue entry may contain a maximum of 64
characters, including the drive name. So if you want to
print files in deep subdirectories (many levels down), you
may need to change directories.
print is an external command.
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