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NAME
     lpd - line printer daemon

SYNOPSIS
     /etc/lpd

DESCRIPTION
     Lpd is the line printer daemon (spool area handler) invoked
     by opr.  It uses the directory /usr/lpd.  The file lock in
     that directory is used to prevent two daemons from becoming
     active simultaneously.  After the daemon has successfully
     set the lock, it scans the directory for files beginning
     with ``df.''  Lines in each df file specify files to be
     printed in the same way as is done by the data-phone daemon
     dpd (VIII).

FILES
     /usr/lpd/*      spool area
     /dev/lp         printer

SEE ALSO
     dpd (VIII), opr (I)

BUGS

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