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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-
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