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1 | .TH LPR 1 |
| 2 | .SH NAME | |
| 3 | lpr, vpr \- line printer spooler | |
| 4 | .SH SYNOPSIS | |
| 5 | .B lpr | |
| 6 | [ option ] ... [ file ] ... | |
| 7 | .br | |
| 8 | .B vpr | |
| 9 | [ | |
| 10 | .B \-b | |
| 11 | banner ] [ file ] ... | |
| 12 | .SH DESCRIPTION | |
| 13 | .I Lpr | |
| 14 | causes the | |
| 15 | .I files | |
| 16 | to be queued for printing on a line printer. | |
| 17 | If no files are named, the standard input is read. | |
| 18 | The following options are available: | |
| 19 | .TP | |
| 20 | .B \-r | |
| 21 | Remove the file when it has been queued. | |
| 22 | .TP | |
| 23 | .B \-c | |
| 24 | Copy the file to insulate against changes | |
| 25 | that may happen before printing. | |
| 26 | .TP | |
| 27 | .B \-m | |
| 28 | Report by | |
| 29 | .IR mail (1) | |
| 30 | when printing is complete. | |
| 31 | .TP | |
| 32 | .B \-n | |
| 33 | Do not report by mail. | |
| 34 | This is the default option. | |
| 35 | .PP | |
| 36 | .I Vpr | |
| 37 | is the program used by | |
| 38 | .I lpr | |
| 39 | when the online printer is a Versatec machine | |
| 40 | to insert an identifying | |
| 41 | .I banner | |
| 42 | before the output, strip overstrikes, | |
| 43 | and, where possible, remove blank lines to make | |
| 44 | 66-line pages fit on 64 lines. | |
| 45 | .SH FILES | |
| 46 | /usr/lpd/* spool area | |
| 47 | .br | |
| 48 | /usr/bin/vpr for Versatec printer. | |
| 49 | .SH SEE ALSO | |
| 50 | opr(1), lpd(8) |