Printing from unix with lp - UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

pmcg · #1 10-23-2001

Hey,

When printing from UNIX all the dataafter the end of the page is not printed!!

How can I use lp so that instead of just printing to the end of the page, it stops at the end of the page and then prints on the next line???

Thanx

guest100 · #2 10-23-2001

Have a look at the manul pages.It might help.

<pre>
man lp
</pre>

You don't relly make clear what your exact problem is, maybe you need to set your printer up.???

pmcg · #3 10-23-2001

Sorry, I'll try to explain more.

If you have a file like this

Code:

    if ($current_state eq "new_file")
      {
        @array=split(/ /,$line);
        $filename=@array[2];
        $filename=substr($filename,5,length($filename));
      }

but the width of your pare is like this

<-------------------------------------->

the output wil be..

Code:

    if ($current_state eq "new_fi
      {
        @array=split(/ /,$line);
        $filename=@array[2];
        $filename=substr($filenam
      }

How do you get an output like...

Code:

    if ($current_state eq "new_fi
le")
      {
        @array=split(/ /,$line);
        $filename=@array[2];
        $filename=substr($filenam
e,5,length($filename));
      }

Also, I did have a look at the man pages and found nothing about this.

Hope this is clear now.

added code tags for readability --oombera

LivinFree · #4 10-23-2001

try man fold

If that utility is installed on your system, I think it'll be exactly what you want. You can cat the file out, pipe it throught fold (I think the syntax woiuld be like fold -80, for 80 lines. The man page is more accurate than I am, though), then send it to lp.

pmcg · #5 10-23-2001

Thanks alot!

fold -78 filename | lp

works pefectly

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