Installation guide

Table 10–4: The printcap File Symbols
Symbol Type Default Description
af alphabetic NULL Name of accounting file
br numeric none If lp is a tty, set the baud rate (ioctl call)
cf alphabetic NULL The cifplot data output filter
ct alphabetic NULL Connection type
a
df alphabetic NULL The TeX data filter (DVI format)
dn alphabetic /usr/lbin/lpd Specifies a nonstandard daemon pathname
du numeric none Specifies a nonstandard daemon UID
fc numeric 0 If lp is a tty, clear flag bits (sgtty.h)
ff alphabetic /f String to send for a form feed
fo Boolean false Print a form feed when device is opened (to
suppress all form feeds, specify both the fo and
sf symbols)
fs numeric 0 If lp is a tty, set flag bits
gf alphabetic NULL Graph data filter (plot format)
ic Boolean false Driver supports (nonstandard) ioctl to
independent printout
if alphabetic NULL Accounting text filter
lf alphabetic /dev/console Error log file name
lo alphabetic lock Name of lock file
lp alphabetic /dev/lp Printer device logical name
bc
mc numeric 20 Specifies the maximum number of copies
allowed
mx numeric 1000 Maximum file size (in BUFSIZ blocks), zero (0)
removes size restriction
nf alphabetic NULL The ditroff data filter (device independent
troff)
of alphabetic NULL Output filtering program
op alphabetic NULL Entry in the reference name field for LAT port
characteristics
a
The value for the ct= type is either dev, LAT,ortcp.
b
When the printer is connected to a remote LAT printer, the lp symbol must specify a configured LAT
application port. Refer to the
Network Administration guide for information on setting up a LAT,
configuring a LAT application port, and enabling remote LAT terminal server printing.
c
For a networked (TCP/IP) printer, the lp symbol must specify a host name and service name from the
/etc/services file. The entry is in the format @hostname/servicename, such as @prthub/dl3500. The
ct symbol is set to tcp.
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