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1 - 4 UNIX PRINTING

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Choose one of the available services (a service name will be 
used in step 3):

BINARY_P1 Binary data
TEXT_P1

Text data (CR added)

You may set up multiple print queues on your UNIX host 
computer for the same print server, each one with a different 
service name (for example, one queue for binary graphics jobs 
and one for text jobs). 

3

Configure the 

/etc/printcap

 file on each host computer to 

specify the local print queue, the print server name (also called 
remote machine or rm), and the print server service name (also 
called remote printer, remote queue, or rp), and the spool 
directory.

An example of a typical printcap file:

laser1|Printer on Floor 1:\
:lp=:\
:rm=BRN_310107:\
:rp=TEXT_P1:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/laser1:

This step applies to the majority of UNIX systems, including 
Linux, Sun OS (but not Solaris 2.xx), Silicon Graphics (lpr/lpd 
option required), DEC ULTRIX, DEC OSF/1, and Digital 
UNIX. SCO UNIX users should follow these steps, but should 
also refer to the SCO UNIX Configuration section. Users of 
RS/6000 AIX, HP/UX, Sun Solaris 2.xx, and other systems 
that do not use the printcap file should skip to section 3-a. 
SCO user's should also skip to section 3a (SCO uses the 
printcap file, but this file is automatically configured via the 

rlpconf

 command).