It would be from a 3rd party app that would call the LPR command, so I could use a script, but I will need to make the script look like a printer to the system. I am planning on using a hacking a copy of the cups-pdf driver to run the script that would do as you stated. Thanks for your help On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 6:15 PM, John wrote: > Assuming you want to do it from Nautilus that is right mouse click and print > the file. I would use Nautilus file manager scripts. > > http://g-scripts.sourceforge.net/ > > You could then write a two line bash code to send it to two printers while > using the link above to pass the file name to your script. > > #!/bin/bash > LPR -Pprinter1 [-options] print file name, copies > LPR -Pprinter2 [-options] print file name, copies > > > > ________________________________ > From: Shawn Badger > To: Main PLUG discussion list > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 6:43 AM > Subject: Re: Printing a job to 2 printers at the same time > > I'm not a 100% sure what kind of file it will be, but I am thinking it > will be a text file. > In my searches I found that I may be able to use the tee command and > lpr as well. I'm not sure that would be the cleanest way of doing it, > but it would be better than nothing. > > > > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 6:30 PM, John wrote: >> I think the lpr command is a part of cups. You could print to two >> computers >> using this but you need to write a script to do this. Is the file a txt, >> pdf, or ps? lpr needs this format. >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Shawn Badger >> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 8:32 AM >> Subject: Printing a job to 2 printers at the same time >> >> Does anyone know of way to print the same job to multiple printers though >> CUPS? >> >> I found tea4cups http://www.pykota.com/software/tea4cups but it looks >> like it hasn't been maintained in a while and it is behind a $25 >> paywall. >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss