To Select A Paper Tray For Printing; To Print Text Files - Dell 3115cn Color Laser Printer User Manual

NOTE: Using this method, a default printer can be set up for each user.
NOTE: The above example describes the setup method executed when csh is used.

To select a paper tray for printing:

To select a paper tray for printing, specify the paper tray after the -y option of the lp command.
NOTE: Depending on installed options, the available paper trays are different.
To set a multifunction printer named dell3115cn as the default printer for printing, type as follows:
% lp -d dell3115cn -y landscape -y letter filename
The following options can be specified by the lp command.

To print text files:

NOTE: It prints according to the length and width specified by the lpadmin command.
-y double
Sets printing to two-column printing.
-y landscape
Rotates the image by 90° and uses the paper in the landscape orientation.
-y size=n
Sets the font size to n point.
-y outcolumn=n
This option converts text to single-byte text and sets printing to start from the nth column.
-y outline=n
Sets printing to start from the nth line.
-y font=font
Sets the font for printing single-byte alphanumeric characters. If the font specified is not
available for the multifunction printer, the default fonts are used.
NOTE: To specify a font, type the font name as-is after the -y font= option.
% lp -y font=Courier-Oblique filename
NOTE: For information on the available fonts, see the PS Fonts List.
-y margin=u:b:r:l
Specifies the margin of a page in inches. The u (upper margin), b (bottom margin), r (right
margin), and l (left margin) are positive real numbers (up to two decimal points). The default is
0.