Printing: The commands to the printer

You type commands to the printer at the command known as a prompt, which looks something like this: <>$. (If your prompt does not look like this don't panic -- just go ahead.)

1. Type lpr then a space. Do not press enter until Step 4! For example

   	<>$lpr

2. Type -P followed by the name of the printer you want to use. For example

   	<>$lpr -Pspeare5

   Notice the name of the printer is always in lower case letters.
   
   
   
   
3. Type the complete name of the file. For example

   	<>$lpr -Pspeare5 homework.txt
   	<>$lpr -Pcolor poster.ps

4. Press Enter.

A complete list of instructions can be found at the man page for lpr.

Last updated: 2007/12/05 21:43:12 UT
URL: http://www.nmt.edu/tcc/help/printing/command.html