Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 22:37:40 -0800 (AKDT) From: Steve Howe <un_x@anchorage.net> To: freebsd-questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: print filter Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970527223532.3268C-100000@aak.anchorage.net> In-Reply-To: <199705271019.MAA00626@CoDe.hu>
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On Tue, 27 May 1997, Zahemszky Gabor wrote:
> > this is an "auto" bsd/dos lp filter i whipped up ...
> > can anyone tell me why it prints a blank line at the
> > beginning of each document (not page, document ...)?
it actually prints the first line twice.
> if echo "$line1" | grep -q '^M' ; then ...
this doesn't change the behavior.
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > #!/bin/sh
> > #
> > # simple lp text filter (BSD/DOS)
> >
> > read line1
> >
> > if echo $line1 | grep ^M; then
> > echo $line1 && cat && echo ^L && exit 0
> > else { echo $line1 && cat; } | sed s/$/^M/ && echo ^L && exit 0
> > fi
> > exit 2
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