lpr(1)			    Easy Software Products		       lpr(1)



NAME
       lpr - print files

SYNOPSIS
       lpr  [  -E ] [ -P destination ] [ -# num-copies [ -l ] [ -o option ] [
       -p] [ -r ] [ -C/J/T title ] [ file(s) ]

DESCRIPTION
       lpr submits files for printing. Files named on the  command  line  are
       sent  to	 the  named  printer (or the system default destination if no
       destination is specified). If no files are listed on the	 command-line
       lpr reads the print file from the standard input.

OPTIONS
       The following options are recognized by lpr:

       -E
	    Forces encryption when connecting to the server.

       -P destination
	    Prints files to the named printer.

       -# copies
	    Sets the number of copies to print from 1 to 100.

       -C name
	    Sets the job name.

       -J name
	    Sets the job name.

       -T name
	    Sets the job name.

       -l
	    Specifies that the print file is already formatted for the desti-
	    nation and should be  sent	without	 filtering.  This  option  is
	    equivalent to "-oraw".

       -o option
	    Sets a job option.

       -p
	    Specifies  that  the print file should be formatted with a shaded
	    header with the date, time,	 job  name,  and  page	number.	 This
	    option  is	equivalent to "-oprettyprint" and is only useful when
	    printing text files.

       -r
	    Specifies that the named print  files  should  be  deleted	after
	    printing them.

COMPATIBILITY
       The  "c",  "d", "f", "g", "i", "m", "n", "t", "v", and "w" options are
       not supported by CUPS and will produce a warning message if used.

SEE ALSO
       cancel(1), lp(1), lpstat(1), CUPS Software Users Manual, http://local-
       host:631/documentation.html

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 1993-2004 by Easy Software Products, All Rights Reserved.



23 January 2001		 Common UNIX Printing System		       lpr(1)

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