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NAME

       lp - print files

SYNOPSIS

       lp  [  -E ] [ -U username ] [ -c ] [ -d destination[/instance] ] [ -h hostname[:port] ] [ -m ] [ -n num-copies ] [ -o option[=value] ] [ -q
       priority ] [ -s ] [ -t title ] [ -H handling ] [ -P page-list ] [ -- ] [ file(s) ]
       lp [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -c ] [ -h hostname[:port] ] [ -i job-id ] [ -n num-copies ] [ -o option[=value] ] [ -q priority ] [ -t title  ]
       [ -H handling ] [ -P page-list ]

DESCRIPTION

       lp submits files for printing or alters a pending job. Use a filename of "-" to force printing from the standard input.

THE DEFAULT DESTINATION

       CUPS  provides  many  ways to set the default destination. The "LPDEST" and "PRINTER" environment variables are consulted first. If neither
       are set, the current default set using the lpoptions(1) command is used, followed by the default set using the lpadmin(8) command.

OPTIONS

       The following options are recognized by lp:

       --
	    Marks the end of options; use this to print a file whose name begins with a dash (-).

       -E
	    Forces encryption when connecting to the server.

       -U username
	    Specifies the username to use when connecting to the server.

       -c
	    This option is provided for backwards-compatibility only. On systems that support it, this option forces the print file to	be  copied
	    to the spool directory before printing. In CUPS, print files are always sent to the scheduler via IPP which has the same effect.

       -d destination
	    Prints files to the named printer.

       -h hostname[:port]
	    Chooses an alternate server.

       -i job-id
	    Specifies an existing job to modify.

       -m
	    Sends an email when the job is completed.

       -n copies
	    Sets the number of copies to print from 1 to 100.

       -o "name=value [name=value ...]"
	    Sets one or more job options.

       -q priority
	    Sets the job priority from 1 (lowest) to 100 (highest). The default priority is 50.

       -s
	    Do not report the resulting job IDs (silent mode.)

       -t "name"
	    Sets the job name.

       -u username
	    Submits jobs as username.

       -H hh:mm

       -H hold

       -H immediate

       -H restart

       -H resume
	    Specifies  when  the  job  should  be printed. A value of immediate will print the file immediately, a value of hold will hold the job
	    indefinitely, and a time value (HH:MM) will hold the job until the specified time. Use a value of resume with the -i option to  resume
	    a held job.  Use a value of restart with the -i option to restart a completed job.

       -P page-list
	    Specifies  which  pages  to  print	in the document. The list can contain a list of numbers and ranges (#-#) separated by commas (e.g.
	    1,3-5,16). The page numbers refer to the output pages and not the document's original pages - options like "number-up" can affect  the
	    numbering of the pages.  that are

COMMON JOB OPTIONS

       Aside from the printer-specific options reported by the lpoptions(1) command, the following generic options are available:

       -o media=size
	    Sets the page size to size. Most printers support at least the size names "a4", "letter", and "legal".

       -o landscape

       -o orientation-requested=4
	    Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees).

       -o sides=one-sided

       -o sides=two-sided-long-edge

       -o sides=two-sided-short-edge
	    Prints  on	one  or two sides of the paper. The value "two-sided-long-edge" is normally used when printing portrait (unrotated) pages,
	    while "two-sided-short-edge" is used for landscape pages.

       -o fitplot
	    Scales the print file to fit on the page.

       -o number-up=2

       -o number-up=4

       -o number-up=6

       -o number-up=9

       -o number-up=16
	    Prints multiple document pages on each output page.

       -o scaling=number
	    Scales image files to use up to number percent of the page.  Values greater than 100 cause the image file to be printed across  multi-
	    ple pages.

       -o cpi=N
	    Sets the number of characters per inch to use when printing a text file. The default is 10.

       -o lpi=N
	    Sets the number of lines per inch to use when printing a text file. The default is 6.

       -o page-bottom=N

       -o page-left=N

       -o page-right=N

       -o page-top=N
	    Sets the page margins when printing text files. The values are in points - there are 72 points to the inch.

EXAMPLES

       Print a double-sided legal document to a printer called "foo":
	   lp -d foo -o media=legal -o sides=two-sided-long-edge filename

       Print an image across 4 pages:
	   lp -d bar -o scaling=200 filename

       Print a text file with 12 characters per inch, 8 lines per inch, and a 1 inch left margin:
	   lp -d bar -o cpi=12 -o lpi=8 -o page-left=72 filename

COMPATIBILITY

       Unlike  the  System  V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to contain any printable character except SPACE, TAB, "/", or "#".  Also,
       printer and class names are not case-sensitive.

       The "q" option accepts a different range of values than the Solaris lp command, matching the IPP job priority values (1-100, 100 is highest
       priority) instead of the Solaris values (0-39, 0 is highest priority).

SEE ALSO

       cancel(1), lpadmin(8), lpmove(8), lpoptions(1), lpstat(1),
       http://localhost:631/help

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2007-2009 by Apple Inc.

17 November 2008						       CUPS								     lp(1)