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.\" "$Id: lpc.man 6649 2007-07-11 21:46:42Z mike $"
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.\"   lpc man page for the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS).
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.\"   Copyright 2007 by Apple Inc.
.\"   Copyright 1997-2006 by Easy Software Products.
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.TH lpc 8 "Common UNIX Printing System" "12 February 2006" "Apple Inc."
.SH NAME
lpc \- line printer control program
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B lpc
[
.I command
[
.I parameter(s)
] ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIlpc\fR provides limited control over printer and class queues
provided by CUPS. It can also be used to query the state of
queues.
.LP
If no command is specified on the command-line, \fRlpc\fR will
display a prompt and accept commands from the standard input.
.SH COMMANDS
The \fIlpc\fR program accepts a subset of commands accepted by
the Berkeley \fIlpc\fR program of the same name:
.TP 5
exit
.br
Exits the command interpreter.
.TP 5
help [command]
.TP 5
? [command]
.br
Displays a short help message.
.TP 5
quit
.br
Exits the command interpreter.
.TP 5
status [queue]
.br
Displays the status of one or more printer or class queues.
.SH LIMITATIONS
Since \fIlpc\fR is geared towards the Berkeley printing system,
it is impossible to use \fIlpc\fR to configure printer or class
queues provided by CUPS.  To configure printer or class queues
you must use the \fIlpadmin(8)\fR command or another
CUPS-compatible client with that functionality.
.SH COMPATIBILITY
The CUPS version of \fIlpc\fR does not implement all of the
standard Berkeley or LPRng commands.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fIaccept(8)\fR, \fIcancel(1)\fR, \fIcupsenable(8)\fR,
\fIlp(1)\fR, \fIlpr(1)\fR, \fIlprm(1)\fR, \fIlpstat(1)\fR,
.br
http://localhost:631/help
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2007 by Apple Inc.
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ef416fc2	1	.\"
bc44d920	2	.\" "$Id: lpc.man 6649 2007-07-11 21:46:42Z mike $"
ef416fc2	3	.\"
	4	.\" lpc man page for the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS).
	5	.\"
bc44d920	6	.\" Copyright 2007 by Apple Inc.
bd7854cb	7	.\" Copyright 1997-2006 by Easy Software Products.
ef416fc2	8	.\"
ef416fc2	9	.\" These coded instructions, statements, and computer programs are the
bc44d920	10	.\" property of Apple Inc. and are protected by Federal copyright
	11	.\" law. Distribution and use rights are outlined in the file "LICENSE.txt"
	12	.\" which should have been included with this file. If this file is
	13	.\" file is missing or damaged, see the license at "http://www.cups.org/".
ef416fc2	14	.\"
bc44d920	15	.TH lpc 8 "Common UNIX Printing System" "12 February 2006" "Apple Inc."
ef416fc2	16	.SH NAME
	17	lpc \- line printer control program
	18	.SH SYNOPSIS
	19	.B lpc
	20	[
	21	.I command
	22	[
	23	.I parameter(s)
	24	] ]
	25	.SH DESCRIPTION
bd7854cb	26	\fIlpc\fR provides limited control over printer and class queues
	27	provided by CUPS. It can also be used to query the state of
	28	queues.
ef416fc2	29	.LP
bd7854cb	30	If no command is specified on the command-line, \fRlpc\fR will
bd7854cb	31	display a prompt and accept commands from the standard input.
ef416fc2	32	.SH COMMANDS
bd7854cb	33	The \fIlpc\fR program accepts a subset of commands accepted by
bd7854cb	34	the Berkeley \fIlpc\fR program of the same name:
ef416fc2	35	.TP 5
bd7854cb	36	exit
ef416fc2	37	.br
	38	Exits the command interpreter.
	39	.TP 5
bd7854cb	40	help [command]
	41	.TP 5
	42	? [command]
ef416fc2	43	.br
	44	Displays a short help message.
	45	.TP 5
	46	quit
	47	.br
	48	Exits the command interpreter.
	49	.TP 5
bd7854cb	50	status [queue]
ef416fc2	51	.br
ef416fc2	52	Displays the status of one or more printer or class queues.
ef416fc2	53	.SH LIMITATIONS
bd7854cb	54	Since \fIlpc\fR is geared towards the Berkeley printing system,
	55	it is impossible to use \fIlpc\fR to configure printer or class
	56	queues provided by CUPS. To configure printer or class queues
	57	you must use the \fIlpadmin(8)\fR command or another
	58	CUPS-compatible client with that functionality.
ef416fc2	59	.SH COMPATIBILITY
bd7854cb	60	The CUPS version of \fIlpc\fR does not implement all of the
bd7854cb	61	standard Berkeley or LPRng commands.
ef416fc2	62	.SH SEE ALSO
bd7854cb	63	\fIaccept(8)\fR, \fIcancel(1)\fR, \fIcupsenable(8)\fR,
	64	\fIlp(1)\fR, \fIlpr(1)\fR, \fIlprm(1)\fR, \fIlpstat(1)\fR,
	65	.br
	66	http://localhost:631/help
ef416fc2	67	.SH COPYRIGHT
bc44d920	68	Copyright 2007 by Apple Inc.
ef416fc2	69	.\"
bc44d920	70	.\" End of "$Id: lpc.man 6649 2007-07-11 21:46:42Z mike $".
ef416fc2	71	.\"