xprint - special processing of printfiles
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NAME
xprint - print on laserprinters with optional features
SYNOPSIS
xprint [-P queuename ] [-a a2ps-options ]
[-l lpr-options ] [-1] [-t|-p] [ filename ... ]
DESCRIPTION
Xprint prints the named files with optional features on a
local printerqueue. If no files are specified, xprint will
read from the standard input.
The following options to xprint may appear in any order.
-P queuename
Send output to printer queuename If no -P
queuename is specified, the queuename will be used
from the environment variables PRINTER or LPDEST,
where LPDEST will take presedence over PRINTER.
Note: If you rename (or link) xprint to prpsxxx,
the queuename will be defined by the invoking
commandname, but still -P queuename overrides the
queuename obtained from the commandname.
-a a2ps-options
define options to be specified when calling a2ps
for ASCII files. The default options are -p -nn
-ns. If you specify your own options, the
defaults are NOT inserted. This options is ignored
for Files other than ASCII.
-l lpr-options
define additional options to be specified when
calling lpr to send the file to the printer.
-1 Print simplex on Duplexprinters.
-t Print on transparencies (from slot 2) on colorprinter.
-p Print on paper (from slot 1) on colorprinter.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
PRINTER specify printer to be used
LPDEST specify printer to be used, overrides PRINTER.
COMMENTS
At the moment the following filetypes are supported:
Postscript
ASCII - by calling a2ps
At the moment the following printers are supported:
For the -1 option:
prps
prps29
prps87
prps144a
prps183
For the -p and -t options:
color