Printing (Lp Command) (For Sunos 5.X) - Xerox 6030 User Manual

Printing (lp Command) (for SunOS 5.x)

This section explains the printing procedure using the lp command.
Format
lp [-d <Logical Printer Name>] [-n <Copy Count>] [-c] <File Name>
lp [-d <Logical Printer Name>
Data is output to the specified printer.
-n <Copy Count>
Specify the number of copies by entering a numeric value from 1 to 99. If 100 or
more is specified, an error message is displayed and the specification is
canceled.
If no entry is made, one copy is output.
-c
Specify this to create a copy of <File Name> before starting printing. A file is
then transferred. If this is omitted, a file is transferred by a link without creating a
copy of <File Name>.
Examples of use
The printing procedure using the lp command is as explained below.
Example 1:To print one copy of the file [drawa.hpgl] to logical printer [plt00h]
% lp -d plt00h -c drawa.hpgl
Example 2:To print two copies each of the files [drawb.hpgl] and [drawc.hpgl] to
logical printer plt00h
% lp -d plt00h -c -n 2 drawb.hpgl drawc.hpgl
Example 3:To print one copy of the file [drawd.hpgl] to logical printer [plt01h]
% lp -d plt01h -c drawd.hpgl
Do not delete or modify the file specified by <File Name> before the
processing of the print request ends completely.