NAME
lp —
front-end to the print
spooler
SYNOPSIS
lp |
[-cs]
[-d
printer]
[-n num]
[-o
option]
[file ...] |
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
printer
- 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.
-
-
- -o
option
- Printer specific options. Not supported, provided only as a
compatibility option for SVR4.
-
-
- -s
- Silent operation.
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
Jörg 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.