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SYNOPSIS
/usr/lbin/ppdof +Cfilename [-n login] [-h host] [...]
OPTIONS
Use of the print flags is dependent on the features available on the
print device, and on the current status of those features. For exam‐
ple, when you select a particular paper size, the appropriate paper
must be correctly loaded in the paper trays.
Options in /etc/printcap
The following options are set in the /etc/printcap file and can be
specified using the + switch. For example: :if=/usr/lbin/ppdof +Bupper
+Cln32.rpd:\
You can also specify command line options in the /etc/printcap file
using the + switch. For example: :if=/usr/lbin/ppdof +Olandscape
+Cln32.rpd:\
Here, the -Olandscape option is specified. Specifies the default tray
name to select for printing the banner page. For example:
:of=/usr/lbin/ppdof +Bupper +Cln32.rpd:\
In this example, the banner page will be printed on whatever
stock is currently loaded into the upper tray on the selected
print device. Specifies the printer configuration file to use
for the print job. Specifies the unit of measurement to be
inches or centimeters for lines per inch (lpi), characters per
inch (cpi), and page margin options. The default value is
inches. Specifies the default tray name to select for printing
the trailer page. For example: :if=/usr/lbin/ppdof +olower
+Cln32.rpd:\
Command Line Options
Specify print filter options at the command line using the lpr command
as follows. Multiple -O options are supported. Specifies the host name
from which the job owner is submitting the print command. Specifies
the login (account) name of the job owner. Specifies the name of the
output tray where the printed pages are placed. Specifies the page
width in columns for portrait and landscape printing. A page width of
0 instructs the filter to use 80 columns in portrait orientation and
132 columns in landscape orientation. Specifies the tray name from
which print paper is selected. The printer may select an alternate tray
when the paper size provided in the tray does not match the document
requirements. Specifies the number of sides to print on each sheet.
You can specify sides as follows: 1 or one - Print on one side of the
sheet. 2 or two - Print on both sides of the sheet (duplex printing).
Specifies options related to page orientation, formatting, and features
as follows: Specifies the number of characters to print per inch.
Specifies only even numbered sheets are to be printed. Specifies the
printed output is parallel to the long side of the page. Specifies the
number of lines to print per page. Specifies the number of lines to
print per inch. Specifies only odd numbered sheets are to be printed.
Specifies the range of pages to be printed, starting with page number m
and ending with page number n. Specifies to print the list of options
provided by the printer configuration file which includes paper sizes,
input and output paper tray names. For example: # lpr -Oprint /etc/motd
(Note that the file /etc/motd is specified to satisfy lpr com‐
mand line requirements, the file itself is not printed.) Speci‐
fies the printed output is parallel to the short side of the
page. [Tru64 UNIX] Continues text lines that exceed the right
hand margin. [Tru64 UNIX] Truncates text lines that exceed the
right hand margin. These options specify the various page mar‐
gins in inches. The page margin sizes in inches as follows: tm=
- Top margin in inches. For example -Otm=2 bm= - Bottom margin
in inches. For example -Obm=1.5 lm= - Left margin in inches. For
example -Olm=1 rm= - Right margin in inches. For example -Orm=3
pm= - Page margin. Using this option sets tm, bm, lm and rm to
the same value. For example -Opm=1.25 When configuring the
/etc/printcap entry, different margins for landscape and por‐
trait orientation can be specified by adding the suffixes _l and
_p respectively. For example: :if=/usr/lbin/ppdof +Olm_p=0.5
+Olm_l=0.25 +Cln32.rpd:\
DESCRIPTION
The ppdof filter translates ASCII to PostScript and handles the device
dependencies of a PostScript printer.
It is recommended that the ppdof filter be specified for both the :of
and the :if fields in the /etc/printcap file. For a description of
these fields, see the printcap(4) reference page.
RESTRICTIONS
The commands generated by the ppdof filter to handle device dependen‐
cies might be incompatible with some PostScript documents. When a
PostScript file does not print correctly use the following command to
prevent file preprocessing. # lpr -x file.ps
The filter will not setup device dependencies or provide ASCII to Post‐
Script translation for documents containing printer control characters.
EXIT STATUS
Any value other than zero (0) indicates that an error has occurred.
ERRORS
Use the lf error log field in the /etc/printcap to specify the name of
the error log file.
SEE ALSO
Commands: cancel(1), lpr(1), pr(1)
Files: printcap(4).
System Administration
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