Name

lpr

Synopsis

lpr [options] files

Sends files to the printer spool queue. Part of the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS).

Options

-C, -J, -T title

Use title for the print job name.

-E

Force an encrypted connection if supported by the print server.

-l

Assume print job is preformatted for printing and apply no further filtering. Same as -o raw.

-o options

Set one or more printer options. CUPS documentation describing these options is included with Mac OS X and viewable via a web browser at http://127.0.0.1:631/sum. html#STANDARD_OPTIONS.

-p

Print text files with pretty printing, adding a shaded header with date, time, job name, and page number. Same as -o prettyprint.

-P printer

Output to printer instead of system default.

-r

Remove the file upon completion of spooling.

-# num

Print num copies of each listed file (100 maximum).

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