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6*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker	<title>lpr(1)</title>
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9*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<h1 class="title">lpr(1)</h1>
10*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<h2 class="title"><a name="NAME">Name</a></h2>
11*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Workerlpr - print files
12*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<h2 class="title"><a name="SYNOPSIS">Synopsis</a></h2>
13*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>lpr</b>
14*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker[
15*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>-E</b>
16*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker] [
17*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>-H </b><i>server</i>[<b>:</b><i>port</i>]
18*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker] [
19*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>-U</b>
20*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<i>username</i>
21*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker] [
22*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>-P </b><i>destination</i>[<b>/</b><i>instance</i>]
23*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker] [
24*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>-#</b>
25*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<i>num-copies</i>
26*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker[
27*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>-h</b>
28*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker] [
29*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>-l</b>
30*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker] [
31*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>-m</b>
32*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker] [
33*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>-o </b><i>option</i>[<b>=</b><i>value</i>]
34*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker] [
35*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>-p</b>
36*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker] [
37*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>-q</b>
38*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker] [
39*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>-r</b>
40*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker] [
41*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>-C</b>
42*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<i>title</i>
43*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker] [
44*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>-J</b>
45*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<i>title</i>
46*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker] [
47*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>-T</b>
48*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<i>title</i>
49*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker] [
50*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<i>file(s)</i>
51*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker]
52*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<h2 class="title"><a name="DESCRIPTION">Description</a></h2>
53*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>lpr</b> submits files for printing.
54*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerFiles named on the command line are sent to the named printer or the default destination if no destination is specified.
55*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerIf no files are listed on the command-line, <b>lpr</b> reads the print file from the standard input.
56*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<h3><a name="THE_DEFAULT_DESTINATION">The Default Destination</a></h3>
57*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerCUPS provides many ways to set the default destination. The <b>LPDEST</b> and <b>PRINTER</b> environment variables are consulted first.
58*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerIf neither are set, the current default set using the
59*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>lpoptions</b>(1)
60*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Workercommand is used, followed by the default set using the
61*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>lpadmin</b>(8)
62*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Workercommand.
63*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<h2 class="title"><a name="OPTIONS">Options</a></h2>
64*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerThe following options are recognized by <i>lpr</i>:
65*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dl class="man">
66*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-E</b>
67*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
68*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-H </b><i>server</i>[<b>:</b><i>port</i>]
69*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies an alternate server.
70*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-C "</b><i>name</i><b>"</b>
71*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>-J "</b><i>name</i><b>"</b>
72*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>-T "</b><i>name</i><b>"</b>
73*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Sets the job name/title.
74*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-P </b><i>destination</i>[<b>/</b><i>instance</i>]
75*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Prints files to the named printer.
76*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-U </b><i>username</i>
77*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies an alternate username.
78*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-# </b><i>copies</i>
79*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Sets the number of copies to print.
80*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-h</b>
81*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Disables banner printing. This option is equivalent to <i>-o job-sheets=none</i>.
82*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-l</b>
83*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies that the print file is already formatted for the destination and should be sent without filtering.
84*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerThis option is equivalent to <i>-o raw</i>.
85*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-m</b>
86*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Send an email on job completion.
87*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-o </b><i>option</i>[<b>=</b><i>value</i>]
88*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Sets a job option.
89*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerSee "COMMON JOB OPTIONS" below.
90*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-p</b>
91*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies that the print file should be formatted with a shaded header with the date, time, job name, and page number.
92*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerThis option is equivalent to <i>-o prettyprint</i> and is only useful when printing text files.
93*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-q</b>
94*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Hold job for printing.
95*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-r</b>
96*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies that the named print files should be deleted after submitting them.
97*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker</dl>
98*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<h3><a name="COMMON_JOB_OPTIONS">Common Job Options</a></h3>
99*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerAside from the printer-specific options reported by the
100*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>lpoptions</b>(1)
101*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Workercommand, the following generic options are available:
102*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dl class="man">
103*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-o job-sheets=</b><i>name</i>
104*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Prints a cover page (banner) with the document.
105*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerThe "name" can be "classified", "confidential", "secret", "standard", "topsecret", or "unclassified".
106*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-o media=</b><i>size</i>
107*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Sets the page size to <i>size</i>. Most printers support at least the size names "a4", "letter", and "legal".
108*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-o number-up=</b>{<i>2|4|6|9|16</i>}
109*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Prints 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16 document (input) pages on each output page.
110*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-o orientation-requested=4</b>
111*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise).
112*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-o orientation-requested=5</b>
113*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees clockwise).
114*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-o orientation-requested=6</b>
115*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Prints the job in reverse portrait (rotated 180 degrees).
116*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-o print-quality=3</b>
117*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>-o print-quality=4</b>
118*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>-o print-quality=5</b>
119*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the output quality - draft (3), normal (4), or best (5).
120*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-o sides=one-sided</b>
121*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Prints on one side of the paper.
122*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-o sides=two-sided-long-edge</b>
123*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Prints on both sides of the paper for portrait output.
124*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dt><b>-o sides=two-sided-short-edge</b>
125*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Prints on both sides of the paper for landscape output.
126*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker</dl>
127*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<h2 class="title"><a name="NOTES">Notes</a></h2>
128*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerThe <i>-c</i>, <i>-d</i>, <i>-f</i>, <i>-g</i>, <i>-i</i>, <i>-n</i>, <i>-t</i>, <i>-v</i>, and <i>-w</i> options are not supported by CUPS and produce a warning message if used.
129*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<h2 class="title"><a name="EXAMPLES">Examples</a></h2>
130*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerPrint two copies of a document to the default printer:
131*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<pre class="man">
132*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker
133*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker    lpr -# 2 filename
134*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker
135*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker</pre>
136*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerPrint a double-sided legal document to a printer called "foo":
137*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<pre class="man">
138*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker
139*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker    lpr -P foo -o media=legal -o sides=two-sided-long-edge filename
140*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker
141*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker</pre>
142*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerPrint a presentation document 2-up to a printer called "foo":
143*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<pre class="man">
144*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker
145*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker    lpr -P foo -o number-up=2 filename
146*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker</pre>
147*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<h2 class="title"><a name="SEE_ALSO">See Also</a></h2>
148*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>cancel</b>(1),
149*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>lp</b>(1),
150*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>lpadmin</b>(8),
151*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>lpoptions</b>(1),
152*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>lpq</b>(1),
153*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>lprm</b>(1),
154*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<b>lpstat</b>(1),
155*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerCUPS Online Help (<a href="http://localhost:631/help">http://localhost:631/help</a>)
156*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker<h2 class="title"><a name="COPYRIGHT">Copyright</a></h2>
157*5e7646d2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerCopyright &copy; 2007-2019 by Apple Inc.
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