.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
.\" %sccs.include.redist.man%
.\" @(#)lp.4 8.1 (Berkeley) %G%
.Cd "device lp0 at uba0 csr 0177514 vector lpintr"
The unit number of the printer is specified by the minor device
after removing the low 3 bits, which act as per-device parameters.
Currently only the lowest of the low three bits is interpreted:
if it is set, the device is assumed to have a 64-character set or
rather than a full 96-character set.
If the 64-character set is assumed,
any lower case characters are mapped to upper case; left curly and
right curly braces are mapped to left and right parentheses over
laid with a hyphen; grave accents are mapped to acute accents
with overlaid with a hyphen; the pipe bar character is mapped
to an exclamation sign overlaid with a hyphen; and the tilde
character is mapped to a carat overlaid with a hyphen.
The default page width is 132 columns; longer lines are
This may be overridden by specifying, for example,
.Bl -tag -width Pa -compact