NAME
lp
- front-end to the print spooler
SYNOPSIS
lp
[-cs]
[-o option]
[-d printer]
[-n num]
[]
DESCRIPTION
lp
is a front-end to the print spooler as required by the
IEEE Std 1003.2 (``POSIX.2'')
specification. It effectively invokes
lpr(1)
with the proper set of arguments.
It generally prints the named files on the destination printer.
The following options are available:
- -c
-
Make the
lp
command exit only after further access to any of the input files is no
longer required. The application can then safely delete or modify the
files without affecting the output operation.
- -d dest
-
Specify a particular printer. If no
-d
is provided on the command line, the contents of the environment
variables
LPDEST
or
PRINTER
(with this precedence)
are taken as the destination printer.
- -n num
-
Specify that
num
copies of each of the named files shall be printed.
- -s
-
Silent operation.
- -o
-
Printer specific options. Not supported, provided only as a compatibility
option for SVR4.
ENVIRONMENT
As described above, the variables
LPDEST
and
PRINTER
are examined to select the destination printer.
SEE ALSO
lpr(1)
STANDARDS
The
lp
command is expected to comply with the
IEEE Std 1003.2 (``POSIX.2'')
specification.
AUTHORS
This implementation of the
lp
command has been written by
Joerg Wunsch .
BUGS
The
IEEE Std 1003.2 (``POSIX.2'')
specification does not provide any means to print non-text files. It
rather requires the files to be printed to be text files limited to
reasonable line lengths and printable characters.