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Old 11-12-2007
lpr- how to print from page to page
hi all
i have file_1 which contains 66 pages and i want to print only page 1 to 3
i try to write like this
lp -d name_of_printer file_1 -P 1-7
this command does not work
any ideas ?
# 2  
Old 11-12-2007
Oh OH was I correct Smilie
lp -d name_of_printer -P 1-3 file_1
# 3  
Old 11-12-2007
thanks for response
does not work . it prints all the file
more ideas?
# 4  
Old 11-13-2007
maybe the command should contain also how many rows there is in one page ?

can someone please help me?
according to what i saw the syntax is correct
# 5  
Old 12-26-2007
any ideas why the command does not work?
i looked at the manual and the syntax is o.k !
please please help
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