grover@big-joe.cs.unlv.edu (Kevin Grover) (05/23/91)
In article <tarrall.674973478@yertle.Colorado.EDU>, tarrall@news.Colorado.EDU (Counselor Neon) writes: ) From: tarrall@news.Colorado.EDU (Counselor Neon) ) Subject: Printing on both sides... ) Date: Wed, 22 May 91 21:37:58 PDT ) Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder ) ) OK, I know this must have been posted before, but no answers or FAQ lists ) appear in my article list, so here goes : ) ) I have two separate files, one in PS format and one in text format. I would ) like to print both of these on the same sheet of paper, one on each side, on ) a PS printer from UNIX. I can convert the text file to PS format (we have ) enscript) but I don't know how to do the double page stuff. I know about the ) -K2 option to lpr, but it doesn't work in this case (either because these are ) two separate files or because there is some other problem...) ) The PS file is a single-page plot generated by IDL, if that matters. ) Am I missing some wonderful utility, am I overlooking some obvious option in ) lpr, or is some command in one of the files preventing them from coming out on ) the same page? ) -Robert.- On our printer, Imagen 5200, I would do that with: cat file1.ps file2.ps | lpr -Fd (-Fd does double sided here.) I have no clue if it's standard, but you could try it. -- +-------------------------------------------------+----------------------+ | Kevin Grover UNLV Computer Science | Home of the | | grover@cs.unlv.edu Las Vegas, Nevada | Running REBELS | +-------------------------------------------------+----------------------+