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lp(1)

lpc(1B)

lpq(1B)

lpr(1B)

lpstat(1)

lpadmin(1M)

lpset(1M)

printers(4)

printers.conf(4)

attributes(5)

standards(5)

lpget(1M)

NAME

lpget − get printing configuration

SYNOPSIS

lpget [ −k key ] [ destination ... | list ]

DESCRIPTION

The lpget utility reads printing configuration information from the configuration databases in /etc/printers.conf and $HOME/.printers and displays the information (called a configuration report) to the standard output. See printers(4) and printers.conf(4) for information about the printer configuration databases. 

lpget displays a configuration report for all keys for the specified destination or destinations by default.  Use the −k option to display a configuration report for specific keys.  Use the list operand to display a configuration report for all configured destinations. 

OPTIONS

The following options are supported:

−k key Displays a configuration report for key.  See printers.conf(4) for information about specifying key.

OPERANDS

The following operands are supported:

destination Displays a configuration report for destination. Destination can be either a printer of a class of printers, (see lpadmin(1M)).  Specify destination using atomic, POSIX-style (server:destination), or Federated Naming Service (FNS) (.../service/printer/...) names. See printers.conf(4) for information regarding the naming conventions for atomic and FNS names, and standards(5) for information concerning POSIX. 

list Displays a configuration report for all configured destinations. 

EXAMPLES

The following example displays a configuration report for the bsdaddr key for printer catalpa. 

example% lpget −k bsdaddr catalpa

The following example displays a configuration report for all keys for all configured destinations. 

example% lpget list

EXIT STATUS

The following exit values are returned:

0 Successful completion. 

non-zero An error occurred. 

FILES

/etc/printers.conf System printer configuration database. 

$HOME/.printers User-configurable printer database. 

printers.conf.byname NIS version of /etc/printers.conf. 

fns.ctx_dir.domain NIS+ version of /etc/printers.conf. 

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Availability SUNWpcu
Stability Level Stable

SEE ALSO

lp(1), lpc(1B), lpq(1B), lpr(1B), lpstat(1), lpadmin(1M), lpset(1M), printers(4), printers.conf(4), attributes(5), standards(5)

SunOS 5.6  —  Last change: 13 Mar 1997

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