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-.TH LPC 8 "June 24, 1990"
-.UC 5
-.ad
-.SH NAME
-lpc \- line printer control program
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B lpc
-[ command [ argument ... ] ]
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-.I Lpc
+.\"     @(#)lpc.8      8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
+.\"
+.Dd June 6, 1993
+.Dt LPC 8
+.Os BSD 4.2
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm lpc
+.Nd line printer control program
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm lpc
+.Oo
+.Ar command
+.Op Ar argument ...
+.Oc
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm Lpc

 is used by the system administrator to control the
 operation of the line printer system.  
 is used by the system administrator to control the
 operation of the line printer system.  

-For each line printer configured in /etc/printcap,
-.I lpc
+For each line printer configured in
+.Pa /etc/printcap ,
+.Nm lpc

 may be used to:
 may be used to:

-.IP \(bu
+.Bl -bullet -offset indent
+.It

 disable or enable a printer,
 disable or enable a printer,

-.IP \(bu
+.It

 disable or enable a printer's spooling queue,
 disable or enable a printer's spooling queue,

-.IP \(bu
+.It

 rearrange the order of jobs in a spooling queue,
 rearrange the order of jobs in a spooling queue,

-.IP \(bu
+.It

 find the status of printers, and their associated
 spooling queues and printer dameons.
 find the status of printers, and their associated
 spooling queues and printer dameons.

-.PP
+.El
+.Pp

 Without any arguments,
 Without any arguments,

-.I lpc
+.Nm lpc

 will prompt for commands from the standard input.
 If arguments are supplied,
 will prompt for commands from the standard input.
 If arguments are supplied,

-.IR lpc
+.Nm lpc

 interprets the first argument as a command and the remaining
 arguments as parameters to the command.  The standard input
 may be redirected causing
 interprets the first argument as a command and the remaining
 arguments as parameters to the command.  The standard input
 may be redirected causing

-.I lpc
+.Nm lpc

 to read commands from file.
 Commands may be abreviated;
 the following is the list of recognized commands.
 to read commands from file.
 Commands may be abreviated;
 the following is the list of recognized commands.

-.TP
-? [ command ... ]
-.TP
-help [ command ... ]
-.br
+.Pp
+.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact
+.It Ic \&? No [ command ... ]
+.It Ic help No [ command ... ]

 Print a short description of each command specified in the argument list,
 or, if no arguments are given, a list of the recognized commands.
 Print a short description of each command specified in the argument list,
 or, if no arguments are given, a list of the recognized commands.

-.TP
-abort { all | printer ... }
-.br
+.Pp
+.It Ic abort  No {\ all\ |\ printer\ }

 Terminate an active spooling daemon on the local host immediately and
 then disable printing (preventing new daemons from being started by
 Terminate an active spooling daemon on the local host immediately and
 then disable printing (preventing new daemons from being started by

-.IR lpr )
+.Xr lpr )

 for the specified printers.
 for the specified printers.

-.TP
-clean { all | printer ... }
-.br
+.Pp
+.It Ic clean  No {\ all\ |\ printer\ }

 Remove any temporary files, data files, and control files that cannot
 be printed (i.e., do not form a complete printer job)
 from the specified printer queue(s) on the local machine.
 Remove any temporary files, data files, and control files that cannot
 be printed (i.e., do not form a complete printer job)
 from the specified printer queue(s) on the local machine.

-.TP
-disable { all | printer ... }
-.br
+.Pp
+.It Ic disable  No {\ all\ |\ printer\ }

 Turn the specified printer queues off.  This prevents new
 printer jobs from being entered into the queue by
 Turn the specified printer queues off.  This prevents new
 printer jobs from being entered into the queue by

-.IR lpr .
-.TP
-down { all | printer } message ...
-.br
+.Xr lpr .
+.Pp
+.It Ic down No {\ all\ |\ printer\ } message ...

 Turn the specified printer queue off, disable printing and put
 Turn the specified printer queue off, disable printing and put

-.I message
+.Em message

 in the printer status file. The message doesn't need to be quoted, the
 remaining arguments are treated like
 in the printer status file. The message doesn't need to be quoted, the
 remaining arguments are treated like

-.IR echo (1).
+.Xr echo 1 .

 This is normally used to take a printer down and let others know why
 This is normally used to take a printer down and let others know why

-(lpq will indicate the printer is down and print the status message).
-.TP
-enable { all | printer ... }
-.br
+.Xr lpq 1
+will indicate the printer is down and print the status message).
+.Pp
+.It Ic enable  No {\ all\ |\ printer\ }

 Enable spooling on the local queue for the listed printers. 
 This will allow
 Enable spooling on the local queue for the listed printers. 
 This will allow

-.I lpr
+.Xr lpr 1

 to put new jobs in the spool queue.
 to put new jobs in the spool queue.

-.TP
-exit
-.TP
-quit
-.br
+.Pp
+.It Ic exit
+.It Ic quit

 Exit from lpc.
 Exit from lpc.

-.TP
-restart { all | printer ... }
-.br
+.Pp
+.It Ic restart  No {\ all\ |\ printer\ }

 Attempt to start a new printer daemon. 
 This is useful when some abnormal condition causes the daemon to
 die unexpectedly leaving jobs in the queue.
 Attempt to start a new printer daemon. 
 This is useful when some abnormal condition causes the daemon to
 die unexpectedly leaving jobs in the queue.

-.I Lpq
+.Xr Lpq

 will report that there is no daemon present when this condition occurs. 
 If the user is the super-user,
 try to abort the current daemon first (i.e., kill and restart a stuck daemon).
 will report that there is no daemon present when this condition occurs. 
 If the user is the super-user,
 try to abort the current daemon first (i.e., kill and restart a stuck daemon).

-.TP
-start { all | printer ... }
-.br
+.Pp
+.It Ic start  No {\ all\ |\ printer\ }

 Enable printing and start a spooling daemon for the listed printers.
 Enable printing and start a spooling daemon for the listed printers.

-.TP
-status { all | printer ... }
+.Pp
+.It Ic status  No {\ all\ |\ printer\ }

 Display the status of daemons and queues on the local machine.
 Display the status of daemons and queues on the local machine.

-.TP
-stop { all | printer ... }
-.br
+.Pp
+.It Ic stop  No {\ all\ |\ printer\ }

 Stop a spooling daemon after the current job completes and disable
 printing.
 Stop a spooling daemon after the current job completes and disable
 printing.

-.TP
-topq printer [ jobnum ... ] [ user ... ]
-.br
+.Pp
+.It Ic topq No printer\ [\ jobnum\ ...\ ]\ [\ user\ ...\ ]

 Place the jobs in the order listed at the top of the printer queue.
 Place the jobs in the order listed at the top of the printer queue.

-.TP
-up { all | printer ... }
-.br
+.Pp
+.It Ic up  No {\ all\ |\ printer\ }

 Enable everything and start a new printer daemon. Undoes the effects of
 Enable everything and start a new printer daemon. Undoes the effects of

-.IR down .
-.SH FILES
-.nf
-.ta \w'/etc/printcap           'u
-/etc/printcap  printer description file
-/var/spool/*   spool directories
-/var/spool/*/lock      lock file for queue control
-.fi
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
-lpd(8),
-lpr(1),
-lpq(1),
-lprm(1),
-printcap(5)
-.SH DIAGNOSTICS
-.nf
-.ta \w'?Ambiguous command      'u
-?Ambiguous command     abreviation matches more than one command
-?Invalid command       no match was found
-?Privileged command    command can be executed by root only
-.fi
+.Ic down .
+.Sh FILES
+.Bl -tag -width /var/spool/*/lockx -compact
+.It Pa /etc/printcap
+printer description file
+.It Pa /var/spool/*
+spool directories
+.It Pa /var/spool/*/lock
+lock file for queue control
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr lpd 8 ,
+.Xr lpr 1 ,
+.Xr lpq 1 ,
+.Xr lprm 1 ,
+.Xr printcap 5
+.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
+.Bl -tag -width Ds
+.It Sy "?Ambiguous command"
+abreviation matches more than one command
+.It Sy "?Invalid command"
+no match was found
+.It Sy "?Privileged command"
+command can be executed by root only
+.El
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+command appeared in
+.Bx 4.2 .