Specifications

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System V Printer Configuration
P
Priority of the print request, if applicable.
p List of pages printed.
r Any –r options given to the lp command indicating that the user
requested raw processing of the file.
S Character set used.
s Outcome of the job, expressed as a combination of individual bits in
hexadecimal form. The important bits used internally by the spooler
are:
• 0x0004 Slow filtering finished successfully.
• 0x0010 Printing finished successfully.
• 0x0040 Request was canceled.
• 0x0100 Request failed filtering or printing.
T Title on the banner page.
t Content type of the file.
U Name of the user who submitted the print request.
x Slow filter.
Y List of special modes to give to the filters used to print the request.
y Fast filter.
z Printer used for the request. This differs from the destination (the D
line) if the request was queued for any printer or a class of printers, or if
the printer administrator transferred the request to another printer.
Print Service Command Line
In general, you should use Web–based System Manager to manage your print service.
Print Service Commands Available to All Users
Command
Description
cancel Cancels a request for a file to be printed
lp Sends a file or files to a printer
lpstat Reports the status of the print service
The administrator can give users the ability to disable and enable a printer so that if a printer
is malfunctioning, the user can turn the printer off without having to call the administrator.
(However, in your printing environment, it might not be reasonable to allow regular users to
disable a printer.)
The Administrative Print Service Commands Table lists print service commands available
only to the administrator. To use the administrative commands, you must be logged in as
root user.
The administrative print service commands are located in the /usr/lib directory. If you use
these commands frequently, include /usr/lib in your PATH variable.