Minolta PI4700E user manual Dipjl command, Printing method dilpr command

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Printer Driver for Linux Chapter 5

Printer setting with X window System

dipjl command

dipjl command is a printer setting command used for environment in which X window cannot be used: Refer to “dipj1.1” file in “/opt/diutil/man/ manl” for detailed description. To display “man” file, execute the following command:

# man /opt/diutil/man/manl/dipj1.1

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Note

If you are able to use X window environment, this command is not nec- essary.

Since the settings using this command are only temporary settings for printing, they cannot be saved.

Printing method (dilpr command)

dilpr command is used for printing method. Printing of PS file is performed by executing this command. Note that this cannot be printed from applica- tion. Refer to “dilpr.1” file in “/opt/diutil/man/manl” for detailed description. To display “man” file, execute the following command.

#man /opt/diutil/man/manl/dilpr.1 Example option of dilpr command

-P printer name: Specifies printer name

-y set option: Used when a particular part of set option is to be changed.

-J Job name: Set when a name other than file name is to be set as a job name.

Example of printing method

# /opt/diutil/bin/dilpr –P [Printer name] [File name]

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Note

With this command, only PS file can be printed. Non-PS files must be converted to PS for printing.

groff command, etc. can be used to convert to PS file.

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