Re: printcap rerouted filter

[Jim Foltz <aa204@acorn.net>]

On Tue, Sep 29, 1998 at 04:41:06PM +0000, Kent West wrote:
> Maybe I just don't understand how printcap/lpc/filters work (very
> likely).
> 
> I've got a printcap entry like this:
> 
> beeper:\
> 	:if=/etc/magicfilter/beeper-filter:\
> 	:lp=/dev/null:\
> 	:sd=/var/spool/lpd/beeper:\
> 
> I've got a filter named beeper-filter that looks like this:
> #!/usr/bin/perl
> print "\ntest\n\n";

Try to use a shell script just to see if the filter is executing.
Try this:

#!/bin/sh
echo "Test" > /tmp/testfile

You may need to set the executable bit on the filter with chmod.

> 
> When I do a test print, such as
> ls -l | lpr -Pbeeper
> 
> nothing happens that I can tell. The word "test" never shows up
> anywhere.
> 
> Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
> 
> 
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Jim Foltz <aa204@acorn.net>