Print Commands

Print commands are used to start, stop, and configure the LP Print Service and submit files to be printed.

Stopping and Starting the LP Print Service

The lpsched(1M) command is used to start the LP Print Service, whereas the lpshut(1M) command is used to stop the service. Both of these commands are symbolically linked to the /usr/lib directory. An alternative method is to use the /etc/init.d/lp run control (rc) script, which calls the lpsched and lpshut commands. The following listing shows using both methods for stopping and starting the LP Print Service:

 # /usr/lib/lpshut Print services stopped. # /etc/init.d/lp start Print services started. # /etc/init.d/lp stop Print services stopped. # /usr/lib/lpsched Print services started. ...

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