Setting Up Different Unix Systems Using The Lpr Command - Epson EPL-6200 Network Manual

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The remote printer name options used to invoke the different filters are as follows:
lpb Binary files (no filters)
lpa ASCII files
(carriage returns at line ends)
lpbf Binary file with form feed at file
end
lpaf ASCII file with form feed at file
end
All other remote printer name options will be treated the same as lpb.
The following is an example of sending a text file, "txtfile", via lpr with a form feed
appended:
% lpr -plpaf txtfile

Setting Up Different UNIX Systems Using the lpr Command

The following UNIX systems can print using the standard lpr command.
❏ SunSoft Solaris 2.4 or later
❏ SunOS 4.1.4 or later
❏ IBM AIX 3.2.5 or later and 4.1.3 or later
❏ HP-UX 9.05 or later
❏ SCO UNIX 4.2 or later
Setting up for SunSoft Solaris 2.4 or later
In the following steps, substitute the name that your printer will be known by for
HOSTNAME, and the name by which you want your printer to be known for Rprinter.
1. Add the IP address and printer host name to the \etc\hosts file.
For example:
22.33.44.55 HOSTNAME
2. Define the host name as a print server.
For example:
lpsystem -t bsd HOSTNAME
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