Installation guide

Table 10–5: The printcap File Symbols, continued
Symbol Type Default Description
os alphabetic NULL Service name supported on some
terminal servers
pl numeric 66 Page length (in lines)
pp alphabetic NULL The print command filter
replacement
ps alphabetic non_PS Indicates that the printer is
PostScript
pw numeric 132 Page width (in characters)
px numeric 0 Page width in pixels (horizontal)
py numeric 0 Page length in pixels (vertical)
rf alphabetic NULL The FORTRAN-style text file filter
rm alphabetic NULL
Machine name for remote printer
a
rp alphabetic lp Remote printer name argument
rs Boolean false Restrict remote users to those
with local accounts
rw Boolean false Open the printer device for
reading and writing
sb Boolean false One-line banner
sc Boolean false Suppress multiple copies
sd alphabetic /usr/spool/lpd Spool directory
sf Boolean false Suppress all form feeds, except
those that are in the file
sh Boolean false Suppress printing of burst page
header
st alphabetic status The status file name
tf alphabetic NULL The troff data filter
(catphototypesetter)
tr alphabetic NULL Print trailing string if queue
empties (the trailing string can be
a series of form feeds or an escape
sequence)
ts alphabetic NULL LAT terminal server node name.
vf alphabetic NULL The raster image filter (you can
also specify raster filters with the
if and of symbols)
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