3. Printing
Printing Guide — Printing from UNIX 309
Example: The command to set the black over print mode for the print job is
“lp -o blackoverprint=1 filename”
PCL5e Specific Options
Some of the options only apply to plain text or PCL5e files.
— Text Wrapping
The following options control text wrapping when it reaches the right margin.
If this option is not specified the command will not be sent so the printer’s default value
will be used.
Example: The command to specify wrapping is “lp –o wrap filename”.
— Left Margin
The left margin position can be specified with the following option.
If the left margin is set to the right of the right margin it will be ignored.
If this option is not specified the command will not be sent so the printer’s default value
will be used.
Example: The command to set the left margin to five columns is “lp –o lm=5 filename”.
— Right Margin
The right margin position can be specified with the following option.
If the right margin is set to the left of the left margin or if it is set to a position wider than
the logical page it will be ignored. The right margin is specified in columns from the left
margin. A negative value will be ignored.
If this option is not specified the command will not be sent so the printer’s default value
will be used.
Example: The command to set the right margin to fifty columns is
“lp –o rm=50 filename”.
— Top Margin
The top margin position can be specified with the following option.
Option Value Alternate Value Description
wrap Enable automatic text wrapping.
nowrap Disable automatic text wrapping.
Option Value Alternate Value Description
lm=value Set the left margin to value columns.
Option Value Alternate Value Description
rm=value Set the right margin to value columns.
Option Value Alternate Value Description
tm=value Set the top margin to value lines.