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LP(1) FreeBSD General Commands Manual LP(1)
NAME
lp - front-end to the print spooler
SYNOPSIS
lp [-cs] [-o option] [-d printer] [-n num] [name ...]
DESCRIPTION
The lp utility is a front-end to the print spooler as required by the
IEEE Std 1003.2 ("POSIX.2") specification. It effectively invokes lpr(1)
with the proper set of arguments.
It generally prints the named files on the destination printer.
The following options are available:
-c Make the lp command exit only after further access to any of the
input files is no longer required. The application can then
safely delete or modify the files without affecting the output
operation.
-d dest
Specify a particular printer. If no -d is provided on the
command line, the contents of the environment variables LPDEST or
PRINTER (with this precedence) are taken as the destination
printer.
-m Send mail upon completion.
-n num Specify that num copies of each of the named files shall be
printed.
-o option
Printer specific options. Not supported, provided only as a
compatibility option for SVR.
-s Silent operation. Not supported, provided only as a
compatibility option for Version 2 of the Single UNIX
Specification ("SUSv2").
-t title
Set the job title to title.
ENVIRONMENT
As described above, the variables LPDEST and PRINTER are examined to
select the destination printer.
SEE ALSO
lpr(1)
STANDARDS
The lp command is expected to comply with the IEEE Std 1003.2 ("POSIX.2")
specification.
AUTHORS
This implementation of the lp command has been written by Jorg Wunsch.
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