Macintosh Terminal Pocket Guide

Name

lpr — stdin  stdout  - file  -- opt  --help  --version

Synopsis

lpr [options] [files]

The lpr (line printer) command sends a file to a printer. To print on your default printer (or if you have just a single printer set up), run:

➜ lpr myfile.txt

If your Mac is set up with multiple printers, then to print on a different printer than the default, supply the name of the printer with the -P option:

➜ lpr -P myprinter myfile.txt

The names of your printers can be listed with the lpstat command:

➜ lpstat -p
printer HP_Color_LaserJet_2605dn is idle.
enabled since Tue Apr 24 21:00:42 2012

Now to print on this printer, run:

➜ lpr -P HP_Color_LaserJet_2605dn myfile

Useful options

-P printername	Send the file to printer printername, which you have set up previously.
-# N	Print N copies of the file.
-J name	Set the job name that prints on the cover page (if your system is set up to print cover pages).