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8 <h1 id="lp-1">lp(1)</h1>
9 <h2 id="lp-1.name">Name</h2>
10<p>lp - print files
11</p>
12 <h2 id="lp-1.synopsis">Synopsis</h2>
13<p><strong>lp</strong>
14[
15<strong>-h </strong><em>hostname</em>[<strong>:</strong><em>port</em>]
16] [
17<strong>-E</strong>
18] [
19<strong>-U</strong>
20<em>username</em>
21] [
22<strong>-c</strong>
23] [
24<strong>-d </strong><em>destination</em>[<strong>/</strong><em>instance</em>]
25] [
26<strong>-m</strong>
27] [
28<strong>-n</strong>
29<em>num-copies</em>
30] [
31<strong>-o </strong><em>option</em>[<strong>=</strong><em>value</em>]
32] [
33<strong>-q</strong>
34<em>priority</em>
35] [
36<strong>-s</strong>
37] [
38<strong>-t</strong>
39<em>title</em>
40] [
41<strong>-H</strong>
42<em>handling</em>
43] [
44<strong>-P</strong>
45<em>page-list</em>
46] [
47<strong>--</strong>
48] [
49<em>file(s)</em>
50]
51<br>
52<strong>lp</strong>
53[
54<strong>-h </strong><em>hostname</em>[<strong>:</strong><em>port</em>]
55] [
56<strong>-E</strong>
57] [
58<strong>-U</strong>
59<em>username</em>
60] [
61<strong>-c</strong>
62] [
63<strong>-i</strong>
64<em>job-id</em>
65] [
66<strong>-n</strong>
67<em>num-copies</em>
68] [
69<strong>-o </strong><em>option</em>[<strong>=</strong><em>value</em>]
70] [
71<strong>-q</strong>
72<em>priority</em>
73] [
74<strong>-t</strong>
75<em>title</em>
76] [
77<strong>-H</strong>
78<em>handling</em>
79] [
80<strong>-P</strong>
81<em>page-list</em>
82]
83</p>
84 <h2 id="lp-1.description">Description</h2>
85<p><strong>lp</strong> submits files for printing or alters a pending job.
86Use a filename of &quot;-&quot; to force printing from the standard input.
87</p>
88 <h3 id="lp-1.description.the-default-destination">The Default Destination</h3>
89<p>CUPS provides many ways to set the default destination. The <strong>LPDEST</strong> and <strong>PRINTER</strong> environment variables are consulted first.
90If neither are set, the current default set using the
91<a href="lpoptions.html"><strong>lpoptions</strong>(1)</a>
92
93command is used, followed by the default set using the
94<a href="lpadmin.html"><strong>lpadmin</strong>(8)</a>
95
96command.
97</p>
98 <h2 id="lp-1.options">Options</h2>
99<p>The following options are recognized by <em>lp</em>:
100</p>
101 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>--</strong><br>
102Marks the end of options; use this to print a file whose name begins with a dash (-).
103</p>
104 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-E</strong><br>
105Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
106</p>
107 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-U </strong><em>username</em><br>
108Specifies the username to use when connecting to the server.
109</p>
110 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-c</strong><br>
111This option is provided for backwards-compatibility only. On systems that support it, this option forces the print file to be copied to the spool directory before printing.
112In CUPS, print files are always sent to the scheduler via IPP which has the same effect.
113</p>
114 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-d </strong><em>destination</em><br>
115Prints files to the named printer.
116</p>
117 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-h </strong><em>hostname</em>[<strong>:</strong><em>port</em>]<br>
118Chooses an alternate server.
119Note: This option must occur before all others.
120</p>
121 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-i </strong><em>job-id</em><br>
122Specifies an existing job to modify.
123</p>
124 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-m</strong><br>
125Sends an email when the job is completed.
126</p>
127 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-n </strong><em>copies</em><br>
128Sets the number of copies to print.
129</p>
130 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-o &quot;</strong><em>name</em><strong>=</strong><em>value </em>[ ... <em>name</em><strong>=</strong><em>value </em>]<strong>&quot;</strong><br>
131Sets one or more job options.
132See &quot;COMMON JOB OPTIONS&quot; below.
133</p>
134 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-q </strong><em>priority</em><br>
135Sets the job priority from 1 (lowest) to 100 (highest).
136The default priority is 50.
137</p>
138 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-s</strong><br>
139Do not report the resulting job IDs (silent mode.)
140</p>
141 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-t &quot;</strong><em>name</em><strong>&quot;</strong><br>
142Sets the job name.
143</p>
144 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-H </strong><em>hh:mm</em><br>
145</p>
146 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-H hold</strong><br>
147</p>
148 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-H immediate</strong><br>
149</p>
150 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-H restart</strong><br>
151</p>
152 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-H resume</strong><br>
153Specifies when the job should be printed.
154A value of <em>immediate</em> will print the file immediately, a value of <em>hold</em> will hold the job indefinitely, and a UTC time value (HH:MM) will hold the job until the specified UTC (not local) time.
155Use a value of <em>resume</em> with the <em>-i</em> option to resume a held job.
156Use a value of <em>restart</em> with the <em>-i</em> option to restart a completed job.
157</p>
158 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-P </strong><em>page-list</em><br>
159Specifies which pages to print in the document.
160The list can contain a list of numbers and ranges (#-#) separated by commas, e.g., &quot;1,3-5,16&quot;.
161The page numbers refer to the output pages and not the document's original pages - options like &quot;number-up&quot; can affect the numbering of the pages.
162</p>
163 <h3 id="lp-1.options.common-job-options">Common Job Options</h3>
164<p>Aside from the printer-specific options reported by the
165<a href="lpoptions.html"><strong>lpoptions</strong>(1)</a>
166
167command, the following generic options are available:
168</p>
169 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-o job-sheets=</strong><em>name</em><br>
170Prints a cover page (banner) with the document.
171The &quot;name&quot; can be &quot;classified&quot;, &quot;confidential&quot;, &quot;secret&quot;, &quot;standard&quot;, &quot;topsecret&quot;, or &quot;unclassified&quot;.
172</p>
173 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-o media=</strong><em>size</em><br>
174Sets the page size to <em>size</em>. Most printers support at least the size names &quot;a4&quot;, &quot;letter&quot;, and &quot;legal&quot;.
175</p>
176 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-o number-up=</strong>{<em>2|4|6|9|16</em>}<br>
177Prints 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16 document (input) pages on each output page.
178</p>
179 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-o orientation-requested=4</strong><br>
180Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise).
181</p>
182 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-o orientation-requested=5</strong><br>
183Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees clockwise).
184</p>
185 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-o orientation-requested=6</strong><br>
186Prints the job in reverse portrait (rotated 180 degrees).
187</p>
188 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-o print-as-raster</strong><br>
189Prints the job as raster.
190</p>
191 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-o print-quality=3</strong><br>
192</p>
193 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-o print-quality=4</strong><br>
194</p>
195 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-o print-quality=5</strong><br>
196Specifies the output quality - draft (3), normal (4), or best (5).
197</p>
198 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-o sides=one-sided</strong><br>
199Prints on one side of the paper.
200</p>
201 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-o sides=two-sided-long-edge</strong><br>
202Prints on both sides of the paper for portrait output.
203</p>
204 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>-o sides=two-sided-short-edge</strong><br>
205Prints on both sides of the paper for landscape output.
206</p>
207 <h2 id="lp-1.environment">Environment</h2>
208<p>The following environment variables override the default destination:
209</p>
210 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>LPDEST</strong><br>
211Specifies the default print queue (System V standard).
212</p>
213 <p style="margin-left: 2.5em; text-indent: -2.5em;"><strong>PRINTER</strong><br>
214Specifies the default print queue (Berkeley standard).
215</p>
216 <h2 id="lp-1.conforming-to">Conforming To</h2>
217<p>Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to contain any printable character except SPACE, TAB, &quot;/&quot;, or &quot;#&quot;.
218Also, printer and class names are <em>not</em> case-sensitive.
219</p>
220 <p>The <em>-q</em> option accepts a different range of values than the Solaris lp command, matching the IPP job priority values (1-100, 100 is highest priority) instead of the Solaris values (0-39, 0 is highest priority).
221</p>
222 <h2 id="lp-1.examples">Examples</h2>
223<p>Print two copies of a document to the default printer:
224</p>
225 <pre>
226 lp -n 2 filename
227
228</pre>
229<p>Print a double-sided legal document to a printer called &quot;foo&quot;:
230</p>
231 <pre>
232 lp -d foo -o media=legal -o sides=two-sided-long-edge filename
233
234</pre>
235<p>Print a presentation document 2-up to a printer called &quot;bar&quot;:
236</p>
237 <pre>
238 lp -d bar -o number-up=2 filename
239</pre>
240 <h2 id="lp-1.see-also">See Also</h2>
241<a href="cancel.html"><p><strong>cancel</strong>(1),</a>
242
243<a href="lpadmin.html"><strong>lpadmin</strong>(8),</a>
244
245<a href="lpoptions.html"><strong>lpoptions</strong>(1),</a>
246
247<a href="lpq.html"><strong>lpq</strong>(1),</a>
248
249<a href="lpr.html"><strong>lpr</strong>(1),</a>
250
251<a href="lprm.html"><strong>lprm</strong>(1),</a>
252
253<a href="lpstat.html"><strong>lpstat</strong>(1),</a>
254
255CUPS Online Help (<a href="http://localhost:631/help">http://localhost:631/help</a>)
256</p>
257 <h2 id="lp-1.copyright">Copyright</h2>
258<p>Copyright &copy; 2020-2024 by OpenPrinting.
259 </body>
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