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lp

Print files. More information: https://manned.org/lp.
  • Print the output of a command to the default printer (see lpstat command):
    echo "test" | lp
  • Print a file to the default printer:
    lp {{path/to/filename}}
  • Print a file to a named printer (see lpstat command):
    lp -d {{printer_name}} {{path/to/filename}}
  • Print N copies of file to default printer (replace N with desired number of copies):
    lp -n {{N}} {{path/to/filename}}
  • Print only certain pages to the default printer (print pages 1, 3-5, and 16):
    lp -P 1,3-5,16 {{path/to/filename}}
  • Resume printing a job:
    lp -i {{job_id}} -H resume

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