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

[Craig White]

OK - lpr filename works...the first time it mumbled something about using
procfs but of course...I was too impatient to see what it meant.

the printer defaults to wanting A4 sheets which dutifully causes my printer
to prompt me for A4 sheets. Any clues on how to adjust it to default to US
Letter?

Craig

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Ken
> Bowley
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 9:06 AM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: I probably should know...but I don't
>
>
> >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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