Re: font size printing from terminal
On 2019-03-01, mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2019-02-28 18:59, mick crane wrote:
>> hello
>> is buster
>> I can print from command line with
>> "lp filename"
>> but not with "lpr filename"
>> when printing from terminal the font is a bit big and uses too much
>> paper.
>> apparently "enscript -FCourier10 filename" for example is supposed to
>> work but that sends it to lpr which doesn't.
>> Can try to get lpr to work as I have in the past or try to get
>> enscript to use lp
>> Or maybe there is another way to change printed font size from terminal
>> ?
I believe the lpr that works with cups is the one provided by cups-bsd.
the -d and -P flags for enscript should be followed by a printer name, not
by a file name, according to the man page.
enscript -P HP_LaserJet_4000_Series foo.txt
> I'm not really understanding.
> Is "lp" to do with CUPS and "lpr" to do with lpd daemon ?
> I have CUPS server on other PC.
>
> on client PC
> $ lpstat -t
> scheduler is running
> system default destination: HP_LaserJet_4000_Series
> device for HP_LaserJet_4000_Series: socket://10.0.0.108
>
> "lp filename" prints OK
>
> "systemctl start lpd.service"
>
> "lpr filename" (nothing happens)
>
> "enscript filename"
> [ 1 page * 1 copy ] sent to printer
> (but nothing happens)
>
> enscript filename | lp
> [ 1 page * 1 copy ] sent to printer
> lp: No file in print request.
>
> $ enscript -d filename
> lpr: test: unknown printer
>
> $ enscript -P filename
> lpr: test: unknown printer
>
> Do I need to put some sensible values in /etc/printcap to have enscript
> working as at the moment /etc/printcap seems to be defining a local
> printer ?
> Or is there some way to tell any printer requests should go to CUPS
> server ?
>
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