lp
print files
see also :
cancel - lpadmin - lpmove - lpoptions - lpstat
Synopsis
lp [ -E
] [ -U username ] [ -c ] [ -d
destination[/instance] ] [ -h hostname[:port]
] [ -m ] [ -n num-copies ] [ -o option[=value]
] [ -q priority ] [ -s ] [ -t title ] [ -H
handling ] [ -P page-list ] [ -- ] [
file(s) ]
lp [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -c ] [ -h
hostname[:port] ] [ -i job-id ] [ -n
num-copies ] [ -o option[=value] ] [ -q
priority ] [ -t title ] [ -H handling ]
[ -P page-list ]
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examples
Print a double-sided legal document to a printer called
"foo":
lp -d foo -o media=legal -o sides=two-sided-long-edge filename
Print an image across 4 pages:
lp -d bar -o scaling=200 filename
Print a text file with 12 characters per inch, 8 lines per inch,
and a 1 inch left margin:
lp -d bar -o cpi=12 -o lpi=8 -o page-left=72 filename
description
lp
submits files for printing or alters a pending job. Use a
filename of "-" to force printing from the
standard input.
options
The following
options are recognized by lp:
--
Marks the end of options; use this to print a file whose
name begins with a dash (-).
-E
Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
-U username
Specifies the username to use
when connecting to the server.
-c
This option is provided for backwards-compatibility
only. On systems that support it, this option forces the
print file to be copied to the spool directory before
printing. In CUPS, print files are always sent to the
scheduler via IPP which has the same effect.
-d destination
Prints files to the named
printer.
-h hostname[:port]
Chooses an alternate
server.
-i job-id
Specifies an existing job to
modify.
-m
Sends an email when the job is completed.
-n copies
Sets the number of copies to
print from 1 to 100.
-o "name=value [name=value
...]"
Sets one or more job
options.
-q priority
Sets the job priority from 1
(lowest) to 100 (highest). The default priority is 50.
-s
Do not report the resulting job IDs (silent mode.)
-t "name"
Sets the job name.
-H hh:mm
-H hold
-H immediate
-H restart
-H resume
Specifies when the job should
be printed. A value of immediate will print the file
immediately, a value of hold will hold the job
indefinitely, and a UTC time value (HH:MM) will hold the job
until the specified UTC (not local) time. Use a value of
resume with the -i option to resume a held
job. Use a value of restart with the -i option
to restart a completed job.
-P page-list
Specifies which pages to print
in the document. The list can contain a list of numbers and
ranges (#-#) separated by commas (e.g. 1,3-5,16). The page
numbers refer to the output pages and not the
document’s original pages - options like
"number-up" can affect the numbering of the
pages.
common job options
Aside from the printer-specific options reported by the
lpoptions(1) command, the following generic options are
available:
-o media=size
Sets the page size to size. Most printers support at least
the size names "a4", "letter", and "legal".
-o landscape
-o orientation-requested=4
Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees).
-o sides=one-sided
-o sides=two-sided-long-edge
-o sides=two-sided-short-edge
Prints on one or two sides of the paper. The value
"two-sided-long-edge" is normally used when printing portrait
(unrotated) pages, while "two-sided-short-edge" is used for
landscape pages.
-o fit-to-page
Scales the print file to fit on the page.
-o number-up=2
-o number-up=4
-o number-up=6
-o number-up=9
-o number-up=16
Prints multiple document pages on each output page.
-o cpi=N
Sets the number of characters per inch to use when printing a
text file. The default is 10.
-o lpi=N
Sets the number of lines per inch to use when printing a text
file. The default is 6.
-o page-bottom=N
-o page-left=N
-o page-right=N
-o page-top=N
Sets the page margins when printing text files. The values are in
points - there are 72 points to the inch.
compatibility
Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to
contain any printable character except SPACE, TAB, "/", or "#".
Also, printer and class names are not case-sensitive.
The "q" option accepts a different range of values than the
Solaris lp command, matching the IPP job priority values (1-100,
100 is highest priority) instead of the Solaris values (0-39, 0
is highest priority).
copyright
Copyright 2007-2013 by Apple Inc.
the default destination
CUPS provides many ways to set the default destination. The
"LPDEST" and "PRINTER" environment variables are consulted first.
If neither are set, the current default set using the
lpoptions(1) command is used, followed by the default set
using the lpadmin(8) command.
see also
cancel ,
lpadmin , lpmove , lpoptions ,
lpstat ,
http://localhost:631/help