[wplug] one more?

[Doug Green]

Correct- Harrold, you have it right. Thanks.

(Reading my mind isn't *THAT* hard, is it?)

Doug


On 21 May 2001 20:26:49 -0400, harrold at sage.che.pitt.edu wrote:
> On Mon, 21 May 2001, T Quine wrote:
> 
> > lpr -P<printernam> file.txt
> > 
> > in your case,
> > lpr -Plp0 file
> > will print it to the local printer, and
> > lpr -PJetDirect file
> > will print it to whatever JetDirect is in your printcap.
> > 
> > You can also set your $PRINTER env variable.
> > 
> > (reading man pages isn't *THAT* hard, is it?)
> > 
> > -QUINE-
> 
> i believe what he wanted was a way to specify the default printer
> (assuming it would be done based possibly on the application or the
> user) specifically -without- invoking the lpr command.
> 
> i think he already knows the syntax of lpr.
> 
> 
> > 
> > >From: Doug Green <doug.green at verizon.net>
> > >Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
> > >To: wplug at wplug.org
> > >Subject: [wplug] one more?
> > >Date: 21 May 2001 14:38:37 -0400
> > >
> > >OK, I realize I'm dangerously close to being over my quota of questions
> > >for the day, but perhaps someone else will benefit from this too...
> > >
> > >Is there a convenient way to send a print job to one printer vs.
> > >another? I currently have 3 printers configured on my RH7.1 system
> > >(using printconf-gui). One is local (lp0) and two are networked
> > >(JetDirect). The only way I can change which printer I'm spooling to
> > >(currently) is to "su" and make that printer default with the
> > >printconf-gui tool. There must be a user-space solution to this problem,
> > >without invoking lpr from the command line (isn't there??)?
> > >
> > >Thanks again...
> > >
> > >Doug
> > >
> > >
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