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11Add the following entry to the /etc/printcap file. local_print_queue_name[description_of_ printer]:\

:lp=:mx#0:rm=printer_IP_name:\ :rp=raw_or_text:\ :sd=path_to_this_queue’s_spool_directory:\ :lf=path_to_this_queue’s_log_ file:

Fill in the parameters in italics as follows:

m Replace printer_queue_name with the name the user should use to reference the printer. Typically, names indicate the location of the printer and what sort of files it should be used for.

m Replace description_of_ printer with a comment describing the printer.

m Replace printer_IP_name with the IP name you assigned to the printer in “Step 3: Assigning an IP Address to the Printer,” earlier in this chapter.

m Replace raw_or_text with the word raw or the word text. In the printcap entry, this parameter is usually for the remote print queue name; however, since the LaserWriter 12/640 PS does not require a remote print queue name, it uses this parameter to determine how to handle the end-of-line character, as follows:

mtext indicates that the printer should append a carriage return to the end of each line in the document as it’s printed; otherwise, each new line of text will start where the previous one left off, creating a stairstep effect. Use this for ASCII files.

mraw indicates that the printer should not add any special control characters to the document, as is appropriate for PostScript and PCL5 print jobs.

mReplace path_to_this_queue’s_spool_directory with the pathname of the unique directory created for this queue.

mOptionally replace path_to_this_queue’s_log_ file with the unique pathname of the file where error information from the lpd command will be logged.

12Create the spool directory that you specified in step 11: mkdir path_to_this_queue’s_spool_directory

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