lp Command
  
  
  Purpose
  
  Sends requests to a line printer.
  
   Syntax
  
  lp [  -c ] [  -dQueue ] [  -m ] [  -nNumber ] [  -oOption ] [ 
  -tTitle ] [  -w ] [ Files ]
  
  Description
  
  The lp command arranges for the Files and associated information
  (called a request) to be printed by a line printer.  If no Files
  are given, the standard input is assumed.  The file name - (dash)
  stands for the standard input and  can be supplied on the command
  line with the named Files.  The files are printed in the order
  given with the lp command.
  
  Flags
  
  -c	Copies the files to be printed immediately when the lp command
  is run.  The lp command copies files only when requested.  No
  links are created.  If the -c flag is not used, be careful not to
  remove any of the files before they are printed.  If the -c flag
  is not used, changes  made to the files after the request is made
  appear in the printed output.
  
  -dQueue	Specifies the print Queue to which a job is sent.
  
  -m	Sends mail (see the  mail command) after the files are print-
  ed.  By default,  no  mail  is sent upon normal completion of the
  print request.
  
  -nNumber	Prints the Number of copies of printed output.  The de-
  fault number of copies is 1.
  
  -oOption	Specifies that flags specific to the backend be passed
  to the backend.  Thus,  for  each  queue,  there  are  flags  not
  described in this article that can be included with the lp com-
  mand.  See the  piobe command for a list of these flags.  Speci-
  fying this flag is the same as specifying the -o flag for the 
  qprt command.
  
  -tTitle	Specifies printing the title of the file on the banner
  page of the output.
  
  -w	Writes a message on the print requester's terminal after the
  files are printed.  If the requestor is not logged in, the  mail
  command sends the message.  If the user  is logged in on multiple
  windows  or  terminals,  the  message  may not be sent to the HFT
  where  the  command was issued.  The message is sent to the first
  terminal on which the writesrv daemon sees the user to be logged
  in.
  
  Exit Status
  
  This command returns the following exit values:
  
  0	All input files processed successfully.
  
  >0	No output device available, or an error occurred.
  
  Examples
  
  1.	To print the /etc/motd file on printer lp0 attached to device
  dlp0, enter:
  
  lp /etc/motd
  
  2.	To print 30 copies of the /etc/motd file using a copy of the
  file, and to notify  the  user  that  the  job is completed using
  mail, enter:
  
  lp -c -m -n30 -dlp0:lpd0 /etc/motd
  
  3.	To print the /etc/motd file using backend flags -f and -a,
  with a job title of blah, enter:
  
  lp -t"blah" -o -f -o -a /etc/motd
  
  Implementation Specifics
  
  This command is part of Base Operating System (BOS) Runtime.
  
  Files
  
  /usr/sbin/ qdaemon	Contains the queuing daemon.
  
  /var/spool/lpd/qdir/*	Contains the queue requests.
  
  /var/spool/lpd/stat/*	Contains information on the status of the
  devices.
  
  /var/spool/qdaemon/*	Contains temporary copies of enqueued files.
  
  /etc/qconfig	Contains queue configuration file.
  
  /etc/qconfig.bin	Contains digested, binary version of the
  /etc/qconfig file.
  
  Related Information
  
  The  cancel command,  enable command,  lpr command,  lpstat com-
  mand,  mail command.
  
  The  writesrv daemon.
  
  The  /etc/qconfig file.
  
   How to Start a Print Job in AIX Version 3.2 System User's Guide:
  Base and Devices.
  
   Printers, Print Jobs, and Queues Overview for Users in AIX Ver-
  sion 3.2 System User's Guide: Base and Devices.
  
  The  Printer Overview for System Management in AIX Version 3.2
  System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices.
  
  The  Queuing System Overview for System Management in AIX Version
  3.2 System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices.