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   9 <h1 class="title">lp(1)</h1>
  10 <h2 class="title"><a name="NAME">Name</a></h2>
  11 lp - print files
  12 <h2 class="title"><a name="SYNOPSIS">Synopsis</a></h2>
  13 <b>lp
  14 </b>[ -E ] [ -U
  15 <i>username
  16 </i>] [ -c ] [ -d
  17 <i>destination[/instance]
  18 </i>] [ -h
  19 <i>hostname[:port]
  20 </i>] [ -m ] [ -n
  21 <i>num-copies
  22 </i>] [ -o
  23 <i>option[=value]
  24 </i>] [ -q
  25 <i>priority
  26 </i>] [ -s ] [ -t
  27 <i>title
  28 </i>] [ -H
  29 <i>handling
  30 </i>] [ -P
  31 <i>page-list
  32 </i>] [ -- ] [
  33 <i>file(s)
  34 </i>]
  35 <br>
  36 <b>lp
  37 </b>[ -E ] [ -U
  38 <i>username
  39 </i>] [ -c ] [ -h
  40 <i>hostname[:port]
  41 </i>] [ -i
  42 <i>job-id
  43 </i>] [ -n
  44 <i>num-copies
  45 </i>] [ -o
  46 <i>option[=value]
  47 </i>] [ -q
  48 <i>priority
  49 </i>] [ -t
  50 <i>title
  51 </i>] [ -H
  52 <i>handling
  53 </i>] [ -P
  54 <i>page-list
  55 </i>]
  56 <h2 class="title"><a name="DESCRIPTION">Description</a></h2>
  57 <i>lp</i> submits files for printing or alters a pending job. Use
  58 a filename of "-" to force printing from the standard input.
  59 <h2 class="title"><a name="THE_DEFAULT_DESTINATION">The Default Destination</a></h2>
  60 CUPS provides many ways to set the default destination. The "LPDEST" and
  61 "PRINTER" environment variables are consulted first. If neither are set,
  62 the current default set using the <a href='man-lpoptions.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>lpoptions(1)</a> command is used,
  63 followed by the default set using the <a href='man-lpadmin.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>lpadmin(8)</a> command.
  64 <h2 class="title"><a name="OPTIONS">Options</a></h2>
  65 The following options are recognized by <i>lp</i>:
  66 <dl>
  67 <dt>--
  68 </dt>
  69 <dd></dd>
  70 <dd>Marks the end of options; use this to print a file whose name
  71 begins with a dash (-).
  72 </dd>
  73 <dt>-E
  74 </dt>
  75 <dd></dd>
  76 <dd>Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
  77 </dd>
  78 <dt>-U username
  79 </dt>
  80 <dd></dd>
  81 <dd>Specifies the username to use when connecting to the server.
  82 </dd>
  83 <dt>-c
  84 </dt>
  85 <dd></dd>
  86 <dd>This option is provided for backwards-compatibility only. On
  87 systems that support it, this option forces the print file to be
  88 copied to the spool directory before printing. In CUPS, print
  89 files are always sent to the scheduler via IPP which has the
  90 same effect.
  91 </dd>
  92 <dt>-d destination
  93 </dt>
  94 <dd></dd>
  95 <dd>Prints files to the named printer.
  96 </dd>
  97 <dt>-h hostname[:port]
  98 </dt>
  99 <dd></dd>
 100 <dd>Chooses an alternate server.
 101 </dd>
 102 <dt>-i job-id
 103 </dt>
 104 <dd></dd>
 105 <dd>Specifies an existing job to modify.
 106 </dd>
 107 <dt>-m
 108 </dt>
 109 <dd></dd>
 110 <dd>Sends an email when the job is completed.
 111 </dd>
 112 <dt>-n copies
 113 </dt>
 114 <dd></dd>
 115 <dd>Sets the number of copies to print from 1 to 100.
 116 </dd>
 117 <dt>-o "name=value [name=value ...]"
 118 </dt>
 119 <dd></dd>
 120 <dd>Sets one or more job options.
 121 </dd>
 122 <dt>-q priority
 123 </dt>
 124 <dd></dd>
 125 <dd>Sets the job priority from 1 (lowest) to 100 (highest). The
 126 default priority is 50.
 127 </dd>
 128 <dt>-s
 129 </dt>
 130 <dd></dd>
 131 <dd>Do not report the resulting job IDs (silent mode.)
 132 </dd>
 133 <dt>-t "name"
 134 </dt>
 135 <dd></dd>
 136 <dd>Sets the job name.
 137 </dd>
 138 <dt>-H hh:mm
 139 </dt>
 140 <dd></dd>
 141 <dt>-H hold
 142 </dt>
 143 <dd></dd>
 144 <dt>-H immediate
 145 </dt>
 146 <dd></dd>
 147 <dt>-H restart
 148 </dt>
 149 <dd></dd>
 150 <dt>-H resume
 151 </dt>
 152 <dd></dd>
 153 <dd>Specifies when the job should be printed. A value of <i>immediate</i> will print
 154 the file immediately, a value of <i>hold</i> will hold the job indefinitely, and
 155 a UTC time value (HH:MM) will hold the job until the specified UTC (not local)
 156 time. Use a value of <i>resume</i> with the <i>-i</i> option to resume a held job.
 157 Use a value of <i>restart</i> with the <i>-i</i> option to restart
 158 a completed job.
 159 </dd>
 160 <dt>-P page-list
 161 </dt>
 162 <dd></dd>
 163 <dd>Specifies which pages to print in the document. The list can
 164 contain a list of numbers and ranges (#-#) separated by commas
 165 (e.g. 1,3-5,16). The page numbers refer to the output pages and
 166 not the document's original pages - options like "number-up" can
 167 affect the numbering of the pages.
 168 </dd>
 169 </dl>
 170 <h2 class="title"><a name="COMMON_JOB_OPTIONS">Common Job Options</a></h2>
 171 Aside from the printer-specific options reported by the
 172 <a href='man-lpoptions.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>lpoptions(1)</a> command, the following generic options are
 173 available:
 174 <dl>
 175 <dt>-o media=size
 176 </dt>
 177 <dd></dd>
 178 <dd>Sets the page size to <i>size</i>. Most printers support at least
 179 the size names "a4", "letter", and "legal".
 180 </dd>
 181 <dt>-o landscape
 182 </dt>
 183 <dd></dd>
 184 <dt>-o orientation-requested=4
 185 </dt>
 186 <dd></dd>
 187 <dd>Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees).
 188 </dd>
 189 <dt>-o sides=one-sided
 190 </dt>
 191 <dd></dd>
 192 <dt>-o sides=two-sided-long-edge
 193 </dt>
 194 <dd></dd>
 195 <dt>-o sides=two-sided-short-edge
 196 </dt>
 197 <dd></dd>
 198 <dd>Prints on one or two sides of the paper. The value
 199 "two-sided-long-edge" is normally used when printing portrait
 200 (unrotated) pages, while "two-sided-short-edge" is used for
 201 landscape pages.
 202 </dd>
 203 <dt>-o fit-to-page
 204 </dt>
 205 <dd></dd>
 206 <dd>Scales the print file to fit on the page.
 207 </dd>
 208 <dt>-o number-up=2
 209 </dt>
 210 <dd></dd>
 211 <dt>-o number-up=4
 212 </dt>
 213 <dd></dd>
 214 <dt>-o number-up=6
 215 </dt>
 216 <dd></dd>
 217 <dt>-o number-up=9
 218 </dt>
 219 <dd></dd>
 220 <dt>-o number-up=16
 221 </dt>
 222 <dd></dd>
 223 <dd>Prints multiple document pages on each output page.
 224 </dd>
 225 <dt>-o cpi=N
 226 </dt>
 227 <dd></dd>
 228 <dd>Sets the number of characters per inch to use when printing a
 229 text file. The default is 10.
 230 </dd>
 231 <dt>-o lpi=N
 232 </dt>
 233 <dd></dd>
 234 <dd>Sets the number of lines per inch to use when printing a text
 235 file. The default is 6.
 236 </dd>
 237 <dt>-o page-bottom=N
 238 </dt>
 239 <dd></dd>
 240 <dt>-o page-left=N
 241 </dt>
 242 <dd></dd>
 243 <dt>-o page-right=N
 244 </dt>
 245 <dd></dd>
 246 <dt>-o page-top=N
 247 </dt>
 248 <dd></dd>
 249 <dd>Sets the page margins when printing text files. The values are in
 250 points - there are 72 points to the inch.
 251 </dd>
 252 </dl>
 253 <h2 class="title"><a name="EXAMPLES">Examples</a></h2>
 254 Print a double-sided legal document to a printer called "foo":
 255 <pre>
 256     lp -d foo -o media=legal -o sides=two-sided-long-edge filename
 257 </pre>
 258 <p>Print an image across 4 pages:
 259 <pre>
 260     lp -d bar -o scaling=200 filename
 261 </pre>
 262 <p>Print a text file with 12 characters per inch, 8 lines per inch, and
 263 a 1 inch left margin:
 264 <pre>
 265     lp -d bar -o cpi=12 -o lpi=8 -o page-left=72 filename
 266 </pre>
 267 <h2 class="title"><a name="COMPATIBILITY">Compatibility</a></h2>
 268 Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to
 269 contain any printable character except SPACE, TAB, "/", or "#".
 270 Also, printer and class names are <i>not</i> case-sensitive.
 271 <p>The "q" option accepts a different range of values than the
 272 Solaris lp command, matching the IPP job priority values (1-100,
 273 100 is highest priority) instead of the Solaris values (0-39, 0
 274 is highest priority).
 275 <h2 class="title"><a name="SEE_ALSO">See Also</a></h2>
 276 <a href='man-cancel.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>cancel(1)</a>, <a href='man-lpadmin.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>lpadmin(8)</a>, <a href='man-lpmove.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>lpmove(8)</a>, <a href='man-lpoptions.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>lpoptions(1)</a>,
 277 <a href='man-lpstat.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>lpstat(1)</a>,
 278 <br>
 279 <a href='http://localhost:631/help'>http://localhost:631/help</a>
 280 <h2 class="title"><a name="COPYRIGHT">Copyright</a></h2>
 281 Copyright 2007-2013 by Apple Inc.
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