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slp(1) slp(1)
NAME
slp - set printing options for a non-serial printer
SYNOPSIS
slp [-a][-b][
-c cols ][-d][-i indent ][-k][-l lines ][
-n][-o][-r][-C pages ][-O pages ]
DESCRIPTION
slp sets printer formatting options such as the number of lines per page, number of characters per line,
and indentation. These characteristics are controlled by the printer driver as described in lp(7).
slp
acts on the current standard output.
Options
slp recognizes the following options and arguments:
-a Report all option settings.
-b Specify a character printer where backspace characters pass through the driver
unchanged. The absence of this option indicates a line printer. The driver takes
the necessary action to accommodate backspace characters.
-o Resets the printer back to line-printer mode.
-ccols Limit the number of columns to be printed to cols . Characters beyond the specified
limit are truncated.
-d Reset options to default for the device. This action is not taken until the next open
occurs on the device.
-iindent Indent indent columns before printing the first column.
-k Select cooked mode. Cooked mode must be used with a cooked device special file
which is identified by an lp mnemonic that is not preceded by the character r
.
-llines Specify the number of lines per page. The last new-line character of each page is
changed to a form-feed.
-n Set the page size to infinity. Since the last new-line of the page is never encoun-
tered, no new-line characters are changed to form-feeds.
-r Select a raw mode for graphics dumps. All other options are ignored except -a.If
the -r option is not given, -k is assumed.
-Cpages Eject zero or more pages after the final close of the device.
-Opages Eject zero or more pages when the device is opened.
EXAMPLES
In a typical case, the printer is set to 80 columns, no indentation, with no form-feeds between pages:
slp -c80 -i0 -n >/dev/lp
WARNINGS
Use of the slp command in conjunction with the lp spooler (see lp (1)) might cause undesirable side
effects. The spooler model files make assumptions regarding the configuration and can get confused when
the default values are altered. Although most options can be altered without difficulty, special problems
sometimes result from adjusting the number of lines and the number of columns per page.
AUTHOR
slp was developed by HP.
SEE ALSO
lp(1), ioctl(2), lp(7).
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