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lpr filters

Filters for lpr are controlled by the name given to the remote printer. When setting up an lpr printer entry, a name is entered for:

Many different remote printer names may be set up, all directed to the same Ethernet remote host, and each is given a different local printer name to be redirected. Different types of print jobs may be sent to different printer names, which will then all print out on the same printer, through the same Ethernet interface, but using different filters.

The remote printer name options used to invoke the different filters are as follows:

lpb

Binary files (no filters)

lpa

ASCII files (carriage returns at line ends)

lpbf

Binary file with form feed at file end

lpaf

ASCII file with form feed at file end

All other remote printer name options will be treated the same as lpb.

The following is an example of sending a text file, "txtfile", via lpr with a form feed appended:

% lpr -plpaf txtfile


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