Printing: The options to the print command

If want you to add more specific instructions to the printing command (the lpr command), there are a variety of options you can type in after the -P instruction.

• Type various instructions to the printer after -P, the name of the printer, and a space. For example

      <>$lpr -Pspeare5 -h

  Here are the most common instructions:
  • -h: do not print a header page
  • -Zduplex: print double-sided
  • -Zlandscape: print with the long side of the paper at the top
  • -Z2up: print two page images on each page
  • -Z4up: print four page images on each page
  • -Zlegal: print on legal-size paper (Speare16 only)
  • -K#: number of copies you wish to print

A complete list of options for the lpr command and further instructions can be found at the man page for lpr.

Last updated: 2007/12/05 21:46:36 UT
URL: http://www.nmt.edu/tcc/help/printing/options.html