Unix Environment
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7. Enable the printer and accept these print job commands:
enable <printer name>
accept <printer name>
10.5 Printcap File Parameters
Some commonly used entries in the printcap Þle are listed below.
Note: The number of copies option with LPR (LPR-number of copies) is
not supported. To suppress banner pages for individual print jobs,
use LPR with the -h option or turn off the banner printing via telnet.
The suppress header (sh) option in /etc/printcap Þle does not
work.
Name Type Default Description
af string NULL full path and name of the accounting
Þle
br number none baud rate
lf string /dev/console full path and name of error log
lp string /dev/lp device name to open for output
mc num 0 maximum number of copies
mx num 1000 maximum Þle size in blocks
of string NULL full path and name of output Þlter
pl num 66 page length
pw num 132 page width
rm string NULL name of machine for remote printer
rp string lp remote <queuename> argument (ÒpsÓ)
rc boolean false restrict remote users to those with
local accounts
rw boolean false open printer device read/write instead
of write only
sb boolean false short banner (one line only) (see Note)
sd string /var/spool/lpd spool directory
sh boolean false suppress burst page headers (see
Note)
tf string NULL troff data Þlter