Manual: lp

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NAME
       lp - print files

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

   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.

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 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.  Note: This option must occur before all others.

       -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 lo‐
	    cal) 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 (#-#) sepa‐
	    rated 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 job-sheets=name
	    Prints a cover page (banner) with the document.  The  "name"  can  be  "classified",  "confidential",  "secret",
	    "standard", "topsecret", or "unclassified".

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

       -o number-up={2|4|6|9|16}
	    Prints 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16 document (input) pages on each output page.

       -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 print-as-raster
	    Prints the job as raster.

       -o print-quality=3

       -o print-quality=4

       -o print-quality=5
	    Specifies the output quality - draft (3), normal (4), or best (5).

       -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.

CONFORMING TO
       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).

EXAMPLES
       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 "bar":

	   lp -d bar -o number-up=2 filename

SEE ALSO
       cancel(1), lpadmin(8), lpoptions(1), lpq(1), lpr(1), lprm(1), lpstat(1), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

COPYRIGHT
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2022-05-02						    CUPS						       lp(1)