lp(4)

NAME

       lp - print files

SYNOPSIS

       lp  [  -E  ]  [ -U username ] [ -c ] [ -d destination[/instance] ] [ -h
       hostname[:port] ] [ -m ] [ -n num-copies ] [ -o option[=value] ]  [  -q
       priority  ] [ -s ] [ -t title ] [ -H handling ] [ -P page-list ] [ -- ]
       [ file(s) ]
       lp [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -c ] [ -h hostname[:port] ] [ -i job-id ] [
       -n num-copies ] [ -o option[=value] ] [ -q priority ] [ -t title ] [ -H
       handling ] [ -P page-list ]

DESCRIPTION

       lp submits files for printing or alters a pending job. Use  a  filename
       of "-" to force printing from the standard input.

OPTIONS

       The following options are recognized by lp:

       --
            Marks  the  end  of  options;  use this to print a file whose name
            begins with a dash (-).

       -E
            Forces encryption when connecting to the server.

       -U username
            Specifies the username to use when connecting to the server.

       -c
            This option is provided for backwards-compatibility only. On  sys-
            tems  that  support  it,  this  option forces the print file to be
            copied to the spool directory  before  printing.  In  CUPS,  print
            files  are always sent to the scheduler via IPP which has the same
            effect.

       -d destination
            Prints files to the named printer.

       -h hostname[:port]
            Chooses an alternate server.

       -i job-id
            Specifies an existing job to modify.

       -m
            Sends an email when the job is completed.

       -n copies
            Sets the number of copies to print from 1 to 100.

       -o "name=value [name=value ...]"
            Sets one or more job options.

       -q priority
            Sets the job priority  from  1  (lowest)  to  100  (highest).  The
            default priority is 50.

       -s
            Do not report the resulting job IDs (silent mode.)

       -t "name"
            Sets the job name.

       -u username
            Submits jobs as username.

       -H hh:mm

       -H hold

       -H immediate

       -H restart

       -H resume
            Specifies  when  the  job  should be printed. A value of immediate
            will print the file immediately, a value of hold will hold the job
            indefinitely, and a time value (HH:MM) will hold the job until the
            specified time. Use a value of resume with the -i option to resume
            a  held job.  Use a value of restart with the -i option to restart
            a completed job.

       -P page-list
            Specifies which pages to print in the document. The list can  con-
            tain  a list of numbers and ranges (#-#) separated by commas (e.g.
            1,3-5,16).

COMMON JOB OPTIONS

       Aside from the printer-specific options reported  by  the  lpoptions(1)
       command, the following generic options are available:

       -o media=size
            Sets  the  page  size  to size. Most printers support at least the
            size names "a4", "letter", and "legal".

       -o landscape

       -o orientation-requested=4
            Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees).

       -o sides=one-sided

       -o sides=two-sided-long-edge

       -o sides=two-sided-short-edge
            Prints on one or two sides of the  paper.  The  value  "two-sided-
            long-edge"  is  normally  used  when printing portrait (unrotated)
            pages, while "two-sided-short-edge" is used for landscape pages.

       -o fitplot
            Scales the print file to fit on the page.

       -o scaling=number
            Scales image files to use up to number percent of the page.   Val-
            ues  greater  than  100  cause the image file to be printed across
            multiple pages.

       -o cpi=N
            Sets the number of characters per inch to use when printing a text
            file. The default is 10.

       -o lpi=N
            Sets  the  number  of  lines  per inch to use when printing a text
            file. The default is 6.

       -o page-bottom=N

       -o page-left=N

       -o page-right=N

       -o page-top=N
            Sets the page margins when printing text files. The values are  in
            points - there are 72 points to the inch.

EXAMPLES

       Print a double-sided legal document to a printer called "foo":
           lp -d foo -o media=legal -o sides=two-sided-long-edge filename

       Print an image across 4 pages:
           lp -d bar -o scaling=200 filename

       Print  a text file with 12 characters per inch, 8 lines per inch, and a
       1 inch left margin:
           lp -d bar -o cpi=12 -o lpi=8 -o page-left=72 filename

COMPATIBILITY

       Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to  con-
       tain  any  printable  character  except SPACE, TAB, "/", or "#".  Also,
       printer and class names are not case-sensitive.

       The "q" option accepts a different range of values than the Solaris  lp
       command,  matching  the  IPP job priority values (1-100, 100 is highest
       priority) instead of the Solaris values (0-39, 0 is highest  priority).

SEE ALSO

       cancel(1), lpmove(8), lpoptions(1), lpstat(1),
       http://localhost:631/help

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2007 by Apple Inc.

23 March 2006             Common UNIX Printing System                    lp(1)