MKSERIALPR(1M)                  Printing Tools                  MKSERIALPR(1M)



NAME
     mkserialpr - install a serial interface System V printer

SYNOPSIS
     mkserialpr

DESCRIPTION
     mkserialpr installs a printer with a serial interface for use with the
     System V printer spooling system.

     mkserialpr is an interactive installation program that will display
     available options and prompt for the relevant installation parameters.
     You must be root to execute mkserialpr.

     The program first asks for the name you wish to give the printer. This
     name must be no more than fourteen characters. See lpadmin(1M) for more
     information on naming printers. After entering a name for the printer,
     the program asks for the port number of the serial port to which the
     printer is connected. You are then asked to whether communication with
     the printer will be done with software or hardware handshaking and at
     what baud rate the communication will take place.

     Once a name and the communications parameters have been selected for the
     printer, a list of printer types is displayed. Enter the number of the
     printer type you wish to install.

     The printer will be installed and the current printing environment will
     be displayed (i.e. lpstat -t).

NOTE
     This command can only be used by the system administrator.

FILES
     /usr/spool/lp/log
     /usr/spool/lp/interface/printer_name
     /dev/ttyd*
     /dev/ttyf*

SEE ALSO
     accept(1M), addclient(1M), enable(1), lp(1), lpadmin(1M), lpsched(1M),
     lpshut(1M), lpstat(1), rmprinter(1M), mkcentpr(1M), mkscsipr(1M).














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