lptest(1) [bsd man page]

LPTEST(1)						      General Commands Manual							 LPTEST(1)

NAME

       lptest - generate lineprinter ripple pattern

SYNOPSIS

       lptest [ length [ count ] ]

DESCRIPTION

       Lptest  writes the traditional "ripple test" pattern on standard output.  In 96 lines, this pattern will print all 96 printable ASCII char-
       acters in each position.  While originally created to test printers, it is quite useful for testing terminals, driving terminal	ports  for
       debugging purposes, or any other task where a quick supply of random data is needed.

       The length argument specifies the output line length if the the default length of 79 is inappropriate.

       The  count  argument specifies the number of output lines to be generated if the default count of 200 is inappropriate.	Note that if count
       is to be specified, length must be also be specified.

SEE ALSO

BUGS

4.3 Berkeley Distribution					  April 29, 1985							 LPTEST(1)

lptest(1B)					     SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands						lptest(1B)

NAME

       lptest - generate line printer ripple pattern

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/ucb/lptest [ length [count]]

DESCRIPTION

       The  lptest  utility  writes the traditional ripple test pattern to the standard output. In 96 lines, the ripple test pattern prints all 96
       printable ASCII characters in each position. The ripple test pattern was originally created to test printers.  It is also useful for  test-
       ing terminals, driving terminal ports, debugging, and performing tasks that require a quick supply of random data.

       This command is obsolete.

OPTIONS

       length	       Specifies the length of the output line in characters. 79 characters is the default.

       count	       Specifies the number of output lines. 200 lines is the default. If  count is specified, length must also be specified.

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned:

       0	       Successful completion.

       non-zero        An error occurred.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWscplp 		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10							    9 Sep 1996								lptest(1B)