LP(1)                    DOMAIN/IX SYS5                     LP(1)



NAME
     lp, cancel - send/cancel requests to an lp line printer

USAGE
     lp [-c] [-ddest] [-m] [-nnumber] [-ooption] [-s] [-ttitle]
     [-w] file(s)
     cancel ids | printers

DESCRIPTION
     Lp arranges for the named file(s) and associated information
     (collectively called a request) to be printed on a line
     printer.  If no file(s) are mentioned, the standard input is
     assumed.  A dash (-) used a filename indicates the standard
     input; you may supply this character on the command line
     along with named file(s).  The order in which file(s) appear
     is the same order in which they will be printed.

     Lp associates a unique id with each request and prints it on
     the standard output.  You may use this id to cancel the
     request, or you may use it to find the status (see
     lpstat(1)) of the request.

OPTIONS
     The following options to lp may appear in any order and may
     be intermixed with filenames:

     -c        Make copies of the file(s) to be printed immedi-
               ately when lp is invoked.  Normally, file(s) will
               not be copied, but will be linked.  If the -c
               option is not given, then you should be careful
               not to remove any of the file(s) before the
               request has been printed completely.  Without the
               -c option, any changes made to the filename(s)
               after the request is made, but before it is
               printed, will be reflected in the printed output.

     -ddest    Choose dest as the printer or class of printers
               where printing will take place.  If dest is a
               printer, then the request will be printed only on
               that specific printer.  If dest is a class of
               printers, then the request will be printed on the
               first available printer that is a member of the
               class.  Under certain conditions (printer una-
               vailabile, file space limitation, etc.), requests
               for specific destinations may not be accepted (see
               accept(1M) and lpstat(1)).  By default, dest is
               taken from the environment variable LPDEST (if it
               is set).  Otherwise, a default destination (if one
               exists) for the computer system is used.  Destina-
               tion names vary between systems (see lpstat(1)).



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     -m        Send mail after the file(s) have been printed (see
               mail(1)).  By default, no mail is sent.

     -nnumber  Print number copies (default = 1) of the output.

     -ooption  Specify a printer-dependent or class-dependent
               option.  Several such options may be collected by
               specifying the -o keyletter more than once.  For
               more information about what is valid for options,
               see Models in lpadmin(1M).

     -s        Suppress messages from lp(1) such as ``request id
               is ...".

     -ttitle   Print title on the banner page of the output.

     -w        Write a message on the user's terminal after the
               file(s) have been printed.  If the user is not
               logged in, then send mail.

     Cancel cancels line printer requests that were made by the
     lp(1) command.  The command line arguments may be either
     request ids (as returned by lp(1)) or printer names.  For a
     complete list of printer names, use lpstat(1).  Specifying a
     request id cancels the associated request, even if it is
     currently printing.  Specifying a printer cancels the
     request that is currently printing on that printer.  In
     either case, the cancellation of a request that is currently
     printing frees the printer to print its next available
     request.

FILES
     /usr/spool/lp/*     spooling directories

RELATED INFORMATION
     enable(1)
     lpstat(1)
     mail(1)
     accept(1M)
     lpadmin(1M)
     lpsched(1M)












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