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Wondering if anyone uses LPR to run their printer?
I run ' pr   'file_to_print' > /dev/lp0'

I was thinking there must be a better way. Maybe there is?  I heard that I
am using the 'raw' way to print and
the use of LPR is better. However that doesn't work for me.

My question is - is LPR supposed to work to do your printing?

Any thoughts would be appreciated..

Quote:> On Tue, 30 May 2000 10:46:58 -0300, Ted Gervais said:

> >Wondering if anyone uses LPR to run their printer?
> >I run ' pr   'file_to_print' > /dev/lp0'

> >I was thinking there must be a better way. Maybe there is?  I heard that I
> >am using the 'raw' way to print and
> >the use of LPR is better. However that doesn't work for me.

> >My question is - is LPR supposed to work to do your printing?

> Yes - lpr implements a print queue; catting straight to /dev/lp0 doesn't.

> I would have thought that just about everyone uses it or a variant. For
> it to work, you must have lpd (the spool daemon) running, and a correct
> configuration in /etc/printcap.

>    man printcap
> for more information.

Rasmus B?g Hansen

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