[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: Printing lots of pages skips a few



Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> writes:

> I can't help noticing that none of your filenames begin with "pref",
> so none of them actually match the -name pattern that's being given
> to find.  One of the obvious ways you could experience this problem
> is that the "missing" files don't match the pattern you're using.

That "pref" was just an example in the original post. I none of the
files bypassed the pattern.

> Beyond that, perhaps some of the files are empty (either literally
> zero bytes, or they contain only "comments" or metadata that doesn't
> cause the generation of images using ink on paper when printed).
>
> Or... the files aren't readable due to permissions.  Or they're not in
> the directories you think they're in.
>
> Can you identify *which* files aren't being visibly printed?  By process
> of elimination, you should be able to find out.  Pick one of them, and
> analyze the situation.  If it's not an issue with the name, location or
> permissions, then try to open it with a PDF viewer.  If it opens correctly,
> try printing it with "lp".

I could identify and print those files separately later, using "lp
<filename>" command.


Reply to: