NAME

lpr − line printer spooler

SYNOPSIS

lpr [ −m ] [ name ... ]

DESCRIPTION

Lpr causes the named files to be queued for printing.  If no files are named, the standard input is read.  The option −m causes notification via mail(1) to be sent when the job completes.

FILES

/usr/spool/lpd/∗spool area
/usr/lib/lpdprinter daemon
/usr/lib/lpffilter to handle banners and underlining

SEE ALSO

lpq(1), lprm(1)

BUGS

Queued jobs print in directory (seemingly random) order. 

3rd Berkeley Distribution