I probably should know...but I don't

[Ken Bowley]

From the console you can use 'lpr filename' or you can use 'a2ps filename'
if you want it to change the file to postscript before sending it to the
printer.

On Thu, 24 Feb 2000, Craig White wrote:

> hooked up my laser printer (HP 4M) to Redhat 6.1 computer - lpd
> set up in linux as HP 4
> 
> lpd is running...I can even print to it from my Windows NT computer thru the
> samba share.
> 
> how do I print from linux console?
> 
> I tried cat filename > lp  (and lpr & lpq & lpd)
> I tried cat filename > /dev/lp (and lpr & lpq & lpd)
> 
> I might as well have used /dev/null cuz it didn't happen. Not a flicker -
> not a trace in /var/spool/lpd/
> 
> and yes...I deleted the files lp, lpr, lpq & lpd   ;-)
> 
> TIA
> 
> Craig
> 
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