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lp(1) Apple Inc. lp(1)
lp - print files
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 ]
lp submits files for printing or alters a pending job. Use a
filename of "-" to force printing from the standard input.
THE DEFAULT DESTINATION
CUPS provides many ways to set the default destination. The LPDEST
and PRINTER environment variables are consulted first. If neither
are set, the current default set using the lpoptions(1) command is
used, followed by the default set using the lpadmin(8) command.
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
systems 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.
-o "name=value [ ... name=value ]"
Sets one or more job options. See "COMMON JOB OPTIONS" below.
-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.
-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 UTC time value (HH:MM) will hold the job
until the specified UTC (not local) 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
contain a list of numbers and ranges (#-#) separated by commas,
e.g., "1,3-5,16". The page numbers refer to the output pages
and not the document's original pages - options like "number-up"
can affect the numbering of the pages.
COMMON JOB OPTIONS
Aside from the printer-specific options reported by the lpoptions(1)
command, the following generic options are available:
-o collate=true
Prints collated copies.
-o fit-to-page
Scales the print file to fit on the page.
-o job-hold-until=when
Holds the job until the specified local time. "when" can be
"indefinite" to hold the until released, "day-time" to print the
job between 6am and 6pm local time, "night" to print the job
between 6pm and 6am local time, "second-shift" to print the job
between 4pm and 12am local time, "third-shift" to print the job
between 12am and 8am local time, or "weekend" to print the job
on Saturday or Sunday.
-o job-hold-until=hh:mm
Holds the job until the specified time in hours and minutes UTC.
-o job-priority=priority
Set the priority to a value from 1 (lowest) to 100 (highest),
which influences when a job is scheduled for printing. The
default priority is typically 50.
-o job-sheets=name
Prints a cover page (banner) with the document. The "name" can
be "classified", "confidential", "secret", "standard",
"topsecret", or "unclassified".
-o job-sheets=start-name,end-name
Prints cover pages (banners) with the document.
-o media=size
Sets the page size to size. Most printers support at least the
size names "a4", "letter", and "legal".
-o mirror
Mirrors each page.
-o number-up={2|4|6|9|16}
Prints 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16 document (input) pages on each output
page.
-o number-up-layout=layout
Specifies the layout of pages with the "number-up" option. The
"layout" string can be "btlr", "btrl", "lrbt", "lrtb", "rlbt",
"rltb", "tblr", or "tbrl" - the first two letters determine the
column order while the second two letters determine the row
order. "bt" is bottom-to-top, "lr" is left-to-right, "rl" is
right-to-left, and "tb" is top-to-bottom.
-o orientation-requested=4
Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees counter-
clockwise).
-o orientation-requested=5
Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees clockwise).
-o orientation-requested=6
Prints the job in reverse portrait (rotated 180 degrees).
-o outputorder=reverse
Prints pages in reverse order.
-o page-border=border
Prints a border around each document page. "border" is
"double", "double-thick", "single", or "single-thick".
-o page-ranges=page-list
Specifies which pages to print in the document. The list can
contain a list of numbers and ranges (#-#) separated by commas,
e.g., "1,3-5,16". The page numbers refer to the output pages
and not the document's original pages - options like "number-up"
can affect the numbering of the pages.
-o sides=one-sided
Prints on one side of the paper.
-o sides=two-sided-long-edge
Prints on both sides of the paper for portrait output.
-o sides=two-sided-short-edge
Prints on both sides of the paper for landscape output.
Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to
contain 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).
Print two copies of a document to the default printer:
lp -n 2 filename
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 a presentation document 2-up to a printer called "foo":
lp -d foo -o number-up=2 filename
cancel(1), lpadmin(8), lpoptions(1), lpq(1), lpr(1), lprm(1),
lpstat(1), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
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