Unix in a Nutshell, 4th Edition

Name

lpr

Synopsis

    lpr [options] [files]

Send files to the printer. On Solaris, this is the original BSD interface, in /usr/ucb/lpr; see lpr(1B) for more information. This entry documents the CUPS version, which is used on GNU/Linux and Mac OS X.

URL: http://www.cups.org. By default, CUPS makes its online documentation available via web browser at http://localhost:631/documentation.html.

Options

-# count

Print count copies (100 maximum).

-C name

Set the job name.

-E

Encrypt the connection to the server.

-J name

Same as -C.

-l

The print file is in binary form, ready to be printed. Do not apply any filtering. Equivalent to -oraw.

-o option

Set a job option. See the online documentation for more details.

-p

Supply a shaded header with the date, time, job name, and page number. Equivalent to -oprettyprint.

-P destination

Print files to the named printer.

-r

Remove the files after printing them.

-T name

Same as -C.

The original BSD and LPRng lpr options -c, -d, -f, -g, -i, -m, -n, -t, -v, and -w are not supported and produce a warning message if used.