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1.TH LPR 1
2.UC
3.SH NAME
4lpr \- line printer spooler
5.SH SYNOPSIS
6.B lpr
7[
8.B \-m
9] [ name ... ]
10.SH DESCRIPTION
11.I Lpr
12causes the
13named files
14to be queued for printing.
15If no files are named, the standard input is read.
16The option
17.B \-m
18causes notification via
19.IR mail (1)
20to be sent when the job completes.
21.SH FILES
22.ta 2i
23/usr/spool/lpd/* spool area
24.br
25/usr/lib/lpd printer daemon
26.br
27/usr/lib/lpf filter to handle banners and underlining
28.SH "SEE ALSO"
29lpq(1), lprm(1)
30.SH BUGS
31Queued jobs print in directory (seemingly random) order.