Xerox 721P90350 manual Lpr command Syntax DOS Syntax Unix Required arguments

Printing using Xerox utilities and lpr utilities (DOS and UNIX)

lpr command

Syntax (DOS)

Syntax (UNIX)

Required arguments

Use the lpr command to send a document to a specific printer or to specify print options for the job you are submitting. To do so, enter the lpr command and its options on the command line using the following syntax:

lpr -S <printer controller name> -P <printer> <options> <filenames>

lpr -P <printer> <options> <filenames>

The following arguments are required for the lpr command:

•-S <printer controller name>

Sends the specified files to the printer controller that you specify in the <printer controller name> option (DOS only).

•-P <printer>

The virtual printer that you want to use. If your UNIX environment is set up to specify your printer as the default printer, you may not need to enter -P.

•<filenames>

The names of the files that you want to print including any filename extension.

NOTE:

•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 is not 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 -f to the lpr command line. For example, lpr -S <printer controller name> <options> -f <filenames>. An -f interprets the first character of each line as a standard Fortran carriage control character.

•For UNIX: If you submit two files to the printer and the first file is nonexistent, the second file prints but the filename is replaced by the name of the first file.

Guide to Submitting Jobs from the Client 3-19