Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 10:45:30 -0400 (EDT) From: BEAUPRE Antoine <beaupran@JSP.UMontreal.CA> To: Francisco Reyes <francisco@natserv.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to print plain ASCII file Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.96.980920103636.24622C-100000@derby.jsp.umontreal.ca> In-Reply-To: <199809191747.NAA16197@federation.addy.com>
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On Sat, 19 Sep 1998, Francisco Reyes wrote:
> Is there a tutorial/source for printing simple ASCII files.
If it's really a plain ascii file, you will like:
cat (filname) | /dev/lpt0 or your printer's device.
To check where's your printer, you might first like to know that:
port LP1 in dos = /dev/lpt0 in FreeBSD
port LP2 in dos = /dev/lpt1 ...
...
> I read the handbook and the "simple setup" seems nothing, but simple.
> First of all it seems to assume nothing is setup. Aren't there some
> defaults already setup by the installation?
Well there's a printer spooler, enable printer sharing between as much
users as you like. It's not so complicated to set up (as it is not by
default...) I guess that you have to learn, my friend.
> I am willing to put all the answers on a tutorial.
Good idea, I might as well do the same for my trials/mistakes...
> I also looked at man lpr. It seemed to imply about a variable (I think
> PRINTER) with the name of the printer. My PRINTER variable is blank.
Don't know about that. What I know is that lpr knows bout a "default"
printer defined in the config.
> Is there a parameter I should send to lpr? -P<what_here?>
Yes there is. If you don't want to print to your default printer. It's:
lpr -P<printer name> . My printcap file looks like this:
raven|lp|matrix|Raven PR-9101 multi-mode printer:\
:lp=/dev/lpt0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/raven/:\
:if=/usr/local/libexec/if-raven:\
:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\
:sh:
Here the printer's name is raven or lp or matrix or ...
Anyway, read the doc, it was clear enough for me, i it's not for you, wait
awhile, I will make a tutarial on my webpage soon. :)
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