LP(1) LP(1)
NAME
lp - printer output
SYNOPSIS
lp [ option ... ] [ file ... ]
DESCRIPTION
Lp is a generalized output printing service. It can be used
to queue files for printing, check a queue, or kill jobs in
a queue. The options are:
-d dest Select the destination printer. If dest is `?',
list the currently available printers. In the
absence of `-d', the destination is taken from the
environment variable LPDEST, or finally from the
file Destination `stdout' is the standard output.
-p proc The given preprocessor is invoked. The default
preprocessor is `generic', which tries to do the
right thing for regular text, troff(1) output, or
bitfile(9.5) bitmaps. If no preprocessing is
desired (e.g. an ImPress file from `dviimp' is to
be printed) `noproc' may be specified.
-q Print the queue for the given destination. For
some devices, include printer status.
-k Kill the job(s) given as subsequent arguments
instead of file names for the given destination.
The remaining options may be used to affect the output at a
given device. These options may not be applicable to all
devices.
-c n Print n copies.
-f font Set the font (default `CW.11').
-H Suppress printing of header page.
-i n Select paper input tray options n. The value n may
be a comma separated list.
-l n Set the number of lines per page to n.
-L Print pages in landscape mode (i.e. turned 90
degrees).
-m n Set magnification to n.
-n n Print n logical pages per physical page.
-o list Print only pages whose page numbers appear in the
comma-separated list of numbers and ranges. A
range n-m means pages n through m; a range -n means
from the beginning to page n; a range n- means from
page n to the end.
-r Reverse the order of page printing (currently not
functional).
-x n Set the horizontal offset of the print image, mea-
sured in inches.
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-y n Set the vertical offset of the print image, mea-
sured in inches.
EXAMPLES
eqn paper | troff -ms | lp
Typeset and print a paper that contains equations.
pr -l100 file | lp -l100 -fCW.8
Print a file in a small font at 100 lines per page.
lp -dstdout -H <bitfile >postfile
Convert a bitmap to postscript form. Use mpictures(6)
macros to insert the output into a troff document.
lp -du -H -i2,simplex viewgraphs.dvi
will take input from the second paper tray and print
single sided, even if the printer defaults to double
sided (duplex) output. Do not print a header page.
FILES
default printer name
printer list with interface specification
directory of preprocessors
where printer jobs go when things go awry
SEE ALSO
pr(1), blitblt(9.1), plot(1), font(6), postio(8),
postscript(8)
BUGS
Not all options work with all output devices.
Any user can kill any job.