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