On Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:37:39 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> I know that lpr is BSD and lp is SYSV, so lpr is needed for
> compatibility, but when comparing the man pages, lpr seems to only be a
> "half-the-features" lp.
It seems to have less options, yes.
But both ("lp" and "lpr") are included in CUPS so I see no problem here, 
we can use whichever best suits our needs.
Greetings,
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Camaleón