Re: printing text
Subject: printing text
Date: Fri, Apr 27, 2001 at 03:29:05PM -0500
In reply to:Stephen E. Hargrove
Quoting Stephen E. Hargrove(stephen@virtual-attorney.com):
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> i can print from wordperfect (the MS version running under win4lin and the
> linux version), but i can't print text documents from the command line,
> pine, etc. Here's my /etc/printcap:
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> lp:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :rm=192.168.2.50:\
> :tr:\
> :rp=:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:\
> :lpd_bounce=true:
>
Install the magicfilter package. On my remote printing systems I have
this printcap
lp|lp|Brother HL-10V:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:rm=mtntop.home:\
:rp=lj:\
:if=/etc/magicfilter/ljet2plo-filter:\
:lp=/dev/null:\
:sh:
Note the if= line. The filter, supplied with magicfilter, is
what you need.
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