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6 <title>lp(1)</title>
7</head>
8<body>
9<h1 class="title">lp(1)</h1>
10<h2 class="title"><a name="NAME">Name</a></h2>
11lp - print files
12<h2 class="title"><a name="SYNOPSIS">Synopsis</a></h2>
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14[ -E ] [ -U
15<i>username</i>
16] [ -c ] [ -d
17<i>destination[/instance]</i>
18] [ -h
19<i>hostname[:port]</i>
20] [ -m ] [ -n
21<i>num-copies</i>
22] [ -o
23<i>option[=value]</i>
24] [ -q
25<i>priority</i>
26] [ -s ] [ -t
27<i>title</i>
28] [ -H
29<i>handling</i>
30] [ -P
31<i>page-list</i>
32] [ -- ] [
33<i>file(s)</i>
34]
35<br>
36<b>lp</b>
37[ -E ] [ -U
38<i>username</i>
39] [ -c ] [ -h
40<i>hostname[:port]</i>
41] [ -i
42<i>job-id</i>
43] [ -n
44<i>num-copies</i>
45] [ -o
46<i>option[=value]</i>
47] [ -q
48<i>priority</i>
49] [ -t
50<i>title</i>
51] [ -H
52<i>handling</i>
53] [ -P
54<i>page-list</i>
55]
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MS		 56<h2 class="title"><a name="DESCRIPTION">Description</a></h2>
57<i>lp</i> submits files for printing or alters a pending job. Use
58a filename of "-" to force printing from the standard input.
59<h2 class="title"><a name="THE_DEFAULT_DESTINATION">The Default Destination</a></h2>
60CUPS provides many ways to set the default destination. The "LPDEST" and
61"PRINTER" environment variables are consulted first. If neither are set,
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MS		 62the current default set using the <i>lpoptions(1)</i> command is used,
63followed by the default set using the <i>lpadmin(8)</i> command.
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MS		 64<h2 class="title"><a name="OPTIONS">Options</a></h2>
65The following options are recognized by <i>lp</i>:
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67<dt>--
68<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 69Marks the end of options; use this to print a file whose name
94436c5a 70begins with a dash (-).
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72<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 73Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
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75<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 76Specifies the username to use when connecting to the server.
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78<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 79This option is provided for backwards-compatibility only. On
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MS		 80systems that support it, this option forces the print file to be
81copied to the spool directory before printing. In CUPS, print
82files are always sent to the scheduler via IPP which has the
83same effect.
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85<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 86Prints files to the named printer.
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88<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 89Chooses an alternate server.
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91<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 92Specifies an existing job to modify.
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94<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 95Sends an email when the job is completed.
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97<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 98Sets the number of copies to print from 1 to 100.
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100<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 101Sets one or more job options.
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103<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 104Sets the job priority from 1 (lowest) to 100 (highest). The
94436c5a 105default priority is 50.
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107<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 108Do not report the resulting job IDs (silent mode.)
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110<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 111Sets the job name.
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113<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt>-H hold
114<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt>-H immediate
115<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt>-H restart
116<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt>-H resume
117<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 118Specifies when the job should be printed. A value of <i>immediate</i> will print
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120a UTC time value (HH:MM) will hold the job until the specified UTC (not local)
121time. Use a value of <i>resume</i> with the <i>-i</i> option to resume a held job.
122Use a value of <i>restart</i> with the <i>-i</i> option to restart
123a completed job.
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125<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 126Specifies which pages to print in the document. The list can
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128(e.g. 1,3-5,16). The page numbers refer to the output pages and
129not the document's original pages - options like "number-up" can
130affect the numbering of the pages.
2909c66c 131</dl>
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133Aside from the printer-specific options reported by the
c277f98c 134<i>lpoptions(1)</i> command, the following generic options are
94436c5a 135available:
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137<dt>-o media=size
138<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 139Sets the page size to <i>size</i>. Most printers support at least
94436c5a 140the size names "a4", "letter", and "legal".
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142<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt>-o orientation-requested=4
143<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 144Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees).
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146<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt>-o sides=two-sided-long-edge
147<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt>-o sides=two-sided-short-edge
148<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 149Prints on one or two sides of the paper. The value
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MS		 150"two-sided-long-edge" is normally used when printing portrait
151(unrotated) pages, while "two-sided-short-edge" is used for
152landscape pages.
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154<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 155Scales the print file to fit on the page.
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157<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt>-o number-up=4
158<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt>-o number-up=6
159<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt>-o number-up=9
160<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt>-o number-up=16
161<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 162Prints multiple document pages on each output page.
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164<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 165Sets the number of characters per inch to use when printing a
94436c5a 166text file. The default is 10.
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168<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 169Sets the number of lines per inch to use when printing a text
94436c5a 170file. The default is 6.
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172<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt>-o page-left=N
173<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt>-o page-right=N
174<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt>-o page-top=N
175<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
c277f98c 176Sets the page margins when printing text files. The values are in
94436c5a 177points - there are 72 points to the inch.
2909c66c 178</dl>
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180Print a double-sided legal document to a printer called "foo":
2909c66c 181<pre class="man">
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183</pre>
184<p>Print an image across 4 pages:
2909c66c 185<pre class="man">
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187</pre>
188<p>Print a text file with 12 characters per inch, 8 lines per inch, and
189a 1 inch left margin:
2909c66c 190<pre class="man">
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192</pre>
193<h2 class="title"><a name="COMPATIBILITY">Compatibility</a></h2>
194Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to
195contain any printable character except SPACE, TAB, "/", or "#".
196Also, printer and class names are <i>not</i> case-sensitive.
197<p>The "q" option accepts a different range of values than the
198Solaris lp command, matching the IPP job priority values (1-100,
199100 is highest priority) instead of the Solaris values (0-39, 0
200is highest priority).
201<h2 class="title"><a name="SEE_ALSO">See Also</a></h2>
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203<i>lpstat(1)</i>,
94436c5a 204<br>
c277f98c 205<a href="http://localhost:631/help">http://localhost:631/help</a>
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207Copyright 2007-2013 by Apple Inc.
208
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