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 using
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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