4.3BSD Line Printer Spooler Manual

Ralph Campbell

Computer Systems Research Group
Computer Science Division
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720

ABSTRACT

This document describes the structure and installation procedure for the line printer spooling system developed for the 4.3BSD version of the UNIX* operating system.

Revised June 8, 1993

Table of Contents

• 1. Overview
• 2. Commands
  • 2.1. lpd - line printer daemon
  • 2.2. lpq - show line printer queue
  • 2.3. lprm - remove jobs from a queue
  • 2.4. lpc - line printer control program
• 3. Access control
• 4. Setting up
  • 4.1. Creating a printcap file
    • 4.1.1. Printers on serial lines
    • 4.1.2. Remote printers
  • 4.2. Output filters
  • 4.3. Access Control
• 5. Output filter specifications
• 6. Line printer Administration
• 7. Troubleshooting
  • 7.1. LPR
  • 7.2. LPQ
  • 7.3. LPRM
  • 7.4. LPD
  • 7.5. LPC
• Footnotes