Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 16:31:16 -0500 (CDT) From: Eduardo Viruena Silva <mrspock@esfm.ipn.mx> To: Len Zettel <zettel@acm.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Designating the default printer Message-ID: <20030506163006.R98293@Gina.esfm.ipn.mx> In-Reply-To: <3EB828A1.9BCAED92@acm.org> References: <3EB828A1.9BCAED92@acm.org>
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On Tue, 6 May 2003, Len Zettel wrote: > This is my /etc/printcap file. > > # @(#)Printcap 5.3 (Berkeley) 6/30/90 > # $FreeBSD: src/etc/printcap,v 1.12 2002/07/31 10:05:37 blackend Exp > # Lines below by Len Zettel May 4, 2003 > # Printer name is Laserjet followed by some aliases. > # Header pages suppressed with :sh: > # spooling directory (sd) is /var/spool/lpd/Laserjet > # the line printer device is lpt0 > # the input filter (if) is if-simple > Laserjet|hp|Hewlett Packard Laserjet 1100:\ > :sh:sd=/var/spool/lpd/Laserjet:\ > :lp=/dev/lpt0:\ > :if=/usr/local/libexec/if-simple: > # > ------------------------------------------------------------- > If I do lpr -PLaserjet foo > file foo is neatly printed out. > > Following Unix Power Tools 43.04, p 790, entering > PRINTER=Laserjet ; export PRINTER > from a console lets me do > lpr foo > file foo is printed as above. > > Question: What do I put where to specify Laserjet as > the default printer as part of the boot sequence? why don't you call it "lp" ? > > thanks > -LenZ- > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > - ______ _ * / /###\ / \ __ /\ /\ * / ./#### \ * \__|_/ | | / \/ \ | b#####| * _ | __ | | __ = .. \____ \ \_\#####/ / \| / \ | | /\_\/ = \_| * \___\###/ * \_/\_/\__/\__\/_/\__/ = \______/ _ | |
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