Manual: lpr

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NAME
       lpr - print files

SYNOPSIS
       lpr  [ -H server[:port] ] [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -P destination[/instance] ] [ -# num-copies [ -h ] [ -l ] [ -m ] [
       -o option[=value] ] [ -p ] [ -q ] [ -r ] [ -C title ] [ -J title ] [ -T title ] [ file(s) ]

DESCRIPTION
       lpr submits files for printing.	Files named on the command line are sent to the named printer or the default  desti‐
       nation if no destination is specified.  If no files are listed on the command-line, lpr reads the print file 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.

OPTIONS
       The following options are recognized by lpr:

       -E   Forces encryption when connecting to the server.

       -H server[:port]
	    Specifies an alternate server.  Note: This option must occur before all others.

       -C "name"

       -J "name"

       -T "name"
	    Sets the job name/title.

       -P destination[/instance]
	    Prints files to the named printer.

       -U username
	    Specifies an alternate username.

       -# copies
	    Sets the number of copies to print.

       -h   Disables banner printing. This option is equivalent to -o job-sheets=none.

       -l   Specifies  that  the  print	 file is already formatted for the destination and should be sent without filtering.
	    This option is equivalent to -o raw.

       -m   Send an email on job completion.

       -o option[=value]
	    Sets a job option.	See "COMMON JOB OPTIONS" below.

       -p   Specifies that the print file should be formatted with a shaded header with the date, time, job name,  and	page
	    number.  This option is equivalent to -o prettyprint and is only useful when printing text files.

       -q   Hold job for printing.

       -r   Specifies that the named print files should be deleted after submitting them.

   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-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.

NOTES
       The -c, -d, -f, -g, -i, -n, -t, -v, and -w options are not supported by CUPS and produce a warning message if used.

EXAMPLES
       Print two copies of a document to the default printer:

	   lpr -# 2 filename

       Print a double-sided legal document to a printer called "foo":

	   lpr -P foo -o media=legal -o sides=two-sided-long-edge filename

       Print a presentation document 2-up to a printer called "foo":

	   lpr -P foo -o number-up=2 filename

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

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2020-2024 by OpenPrinting.

2022-05-02						    CUPS						      lpr(1)