Print Commands
Printing a file
The 'lpr' command sends a specified file to be printed on the
default printer at 111 Cummington Street. Type:
% lpr filename
Changing printers
As mentioned above, output is directed to the default ACS
printer unless
you specify a substitute. If you choose to print on an alternative
printer, you must specify that printer. For example:
% lpr -Ppubps filename
directs the output to printer pubps.
You can change the printer for the duration of your current session by setting the print environment. For example:
% setenv PRINTER pubps
temporarily directs all output to printer pubps. You can make this change permanent, if you wish, by adding the same command to your .cshrc file.
Printing a man page
You can pipe the display of a man page to the lpr program:
% man topic | lpr
Print text with special optionsThe "enscript" program reads in a plain text file, con- verts it to PostScript, and sends it to a PostScript printer.
% enscript -ffontfontsize -FHfont -bHeader file
Font, fontsize, Hfont, and Headers are enscript options. See the
enscript man page for details on their use.