by I am working on an application that runs within a commercial product
that has its own macro language. The application will run on various
unix platforms. Depending on the unix platform, I am trying to find out
what printer names are connected to the unix box.
For example, I know you can get a list of printers on the Sun running
Solaris by gathering the directory names under /etc/lp/printers (each
directory is named after a printer). Also, on the HP there are files
named after printers under the /etc/lp/member directory.
I am wondering how you find a list of printers on the following unix
platforms:
IBM RS6000 running AIX
Silicon Graphics running IRIX
Digital UNIX running UNIX V4.0
I also know you can use the unix command lpstat -p to get a list of
printers, but is this command and the -p option standard on all unix
platforms?
Thanks in advance to any answers or suggestions.
Michael A. Carson