Re: lpr and text formatti

[Angus Claydon <claydona@ms3.hinet.net>]

To hitch a ride on this thread,
can anyone please help me use the -COLUMN option for pr;
When I type  'pr -COLUMN 2 filename | lpr
I get 

pr: invalid option --C

Did I miss  something in the man page?

MTIA   angus claydon
On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, Mark Wagnon wrote:

> Paul Nathan Puri wrote:
> > 
> > I want to know what lpr options can be used to format ascii text docs.
> > Specifically, I want to have my docs print with normal 1 inch margins.
> > I'm running lprng, magicfilter, and gs-aladdin.  Thanks
> 
> Check out 'pr'. Take a look at the man page. It has some options that
> let you format plain text for nice printout. I haven't used it in a
> couple years though.
> 
> HTH
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