PRINTING USING XEROX UTILITIES AND LPR UTILITIES (DOS AND UNIX)
lpr
Use the OSUcommand to send a document to a specific DocuPrint printer or to specify print options for the job you are submitting. To do so, type the lpr command and its arguments on the command line using the following syntax:
Syntax (DOS) lpr
Syntax (UNIX) lpr
Required Information
Sends the specified files to the Printer Controller you specify in the <Printer Controller name> option (DOS only).
The virtual printer you want to use. If your UNIX environment is set up to specify the DocuPrint printer as the default printer, you may not need to enter
<filenames>
The names of the files you want to print including any filename extension.
Note:
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For DOS: If you specify a wildcard (*) as the filename on a PC running DOS and Pathway Access 2.1/Wollongong WIN TCP/IP version 5.1 to submit print jobs, the correct sender name will not be displayed with all jobs. When you enter the list document command at the Printer Controller, the sender name is correct for the first job. All subsequent jobs list the IP address of the client as the sender name.
For DOS: If you are running FTP TCP/IP software and submitting a PCL job, add an
•For UNIX: If you submit two files to the DocuPrint printer and the first file is nonexistent, the second file prints but the filename is replaced by the name of the first file.
Options In addition to the required arguments, you can use the options listed below. You may enter multiple options separated by commas within the parentheses.
You must enter uppercase
If the text you enter after the print options (shown in angle brackets below) contains spaces, enclose the text with double quotation marks.
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