kklw@mullian..ee.mu.OZ.AU (Kevin K L WONG) (09/05/89)
How can I find out what are the names of printers availble in an unix system for the command lpr ? Thank you. |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | Kevin WONG | ACSnet : kklw@mullian.mu.oz | | Department of Elec Engineering | internet : kklw@mullian.mu.oz.au | | University of Melbourne | uunet : uunet!munnari!mullian!kklw |
roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) (09/07/89)
In <2024@munnari.oz.au> kklw@mullian..ee.mu.OZ.AU (Kevin K L WONG) writes: > How can I find out what are the names of printers availble in an > unix system for the command lpr ? Thank you. Assuming you are running a fairly standard Berkeley system, you should be able to just look at the /etc/printcap file. It should have a number of entries which look sort of like the following. The first bit, the "lp9|cit902" gives the name(s) for this printer. # CIT-3500 dot-matrix in room 902 lp9|cit902:\ :lp=/dev/tty14:br#9600:\ :fs#0006320:fc#0171457:\ :xs#0040040:xc#0000000:\ :pl#66:pw#132:\ :sc:\ :sd=/usr/spool/lpr/lp9:\ :lf=/usr/spool/lpr/lp9/log:\ :af=/usr/spool/lpr/lp9/acct: :fo:tr=\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n: -- Roy Smith, Public Health Research Institute 455 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016 {att,philabs,cmcl2,rutgers,hombre}!phri!roy -or- roy@alanine.phri.nyu.edu "The connector is the network"
ray3rd@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ray E. Saddler III) (09/07/89)
In article <2024@munnari.oz.au>, kklw@mullian..ee.mu.OZ.AU (Kevin K L WONG) writes: > > How can I find out what are the names of printers availble in an > unix system for the command lpr ? Thank you. > Well Kevin, I'm not sure what you're asking, but I'll assume that you want to know what printers your system is currently configured for, and their capabilities. If you are wanting to know what _all_ the printers in the world lpr(1) can support, well, it's unlimited! The manual entry for lpr has some good leads; First, look at: FILES /etc/printcap printer capabilities data base Then, look at: SEE ALSO printcap(5) The definitions for devices that lpr(1) knows about are defined in the /etc/printcap file. Best-o-luck! -- Ray E. Saddler III | __ __ __ __ | UseNet Boeing Aerospace | / / / // //| // | uw-beaver!ssc-vax!ray3rd P.O. Box 3999 m.s. 3R-05 | /-< / //- // |// _ | PhoneNet Seattle, WA. 98124 USA | /__//_//__ // //__/ | 1+206-657-2824
jeff@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Jeffrey M White) (09/07/89)
In article <3979@phri.UUCP> roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) writes: >In <2024@munnari.oz.au> kklw@mullian..ee.mu.OZ.AU (Kevin K L WONG) writes: >> How can I find out what are the names of printers availble in an >> unix system for the command lpr ? Thank you. > > Assuming you are running a fairly standard Berkeley system, you >should be able to just look at the /etc/printcap file. It should have a >number of entries which look sort of like the following. The first bit, >the "lp9|cit902" gives the name(s) for this printer. >... Unless the program is restricted, you can also use the lpc command (usually located in /etc) to get all the printer names. Just say "lpc stat all". It's output will look like the following: % cets: queuing is enabled printing is enabled no entries no daemon present pender: queuing is enabled printing is enabled no entries no daemon present lw: queuing is enabled printing is enabled no entries no daemon present where "cets", "pender", and "lw" are the names of the printers. Jeff White University of Pennsylvania jeff@eniac.seas.upenn.edu
mike@relgyro.stanford.edu (Mike Macgirvin) (09/07/89)
>In <2024@munnari.oz.au> kklw@mullian..ee.mu.OZ.AU (Kevin K L WONG) writes: > How can I find out what are the names of printers availble in an > unix system for the command lpr ? Thank you. Try 'lpc status'. /*+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + I only speak for myself, and MY brain has been turned to MUSH! + + Mike Macgirvin + + - Systems Administrator Stanford Relativity Gyroscope Experiment (GP-B) + + - Internet: mike@relgyro.stanford.edu (36.64.0.50) + + - Bitnet: mike%relgyro.stanford.edu@stanford + + - Uucp: uunet!relgyro.stanford.edu!mike + + "'Scuse me, while I kiss the sky" - Robert James Marshall (Jimi) Hendrix + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++*/
GU.GEYMONT%SCIENCE.UTAH.EDU@wasatch.utah.edu (Rick Geymont) (09/08/89)
If you are using sysV, try looking in the directory /usr/spool/lp/model for the interface files.
drl@corpane.UUCP (Dan Lance) (09/12/89)
In article <3277@wasatch.utah.edu> GU.GEYMONT%SCIENCE.UTAH.EDU@wasatch.utah.edu (Rick Geymont) writes: >If you are using sysV, try looking in the directory /usr/spool/lp/model >for the interface files. Or try "lpstat -t". --drl Dan Lance / Corpane Industries, Louisville KY ...!uunet!corpane!drl corpane!drl@uunet.uu.net corpane!drl@e.ms.uky.edu -- --drl Dan Lance / Corpane Industries, Louisville KY / (502) 491-4433 ext 115 ...!uunet!corpane!drl corpane!drl@uunet.uu.net corpane!drl@e.ms.uky.edu