07-25-2003
It is not unusual for LPDEST to be not set. You can establish a systemwide default printer when you setup spooling. To see this sytemwide default (if it exists) use:
lpstat -d
The system wide default should be the best possible choice for the highest number of users. But if it doesn't work for you, then you set LPDEST to something that works for you in your own login scripts.
The .profile file is the right choice for many shells, but not all shells. If it doesn't work for you, let us know which shell you are using.
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LP(1) BSD General Commands Manual LP(1)
NAME
lp -- front-end to the print spooler
SYNOPSIS
lp [-cs] [-o option] [-d printer] [-n num] [name ...]
DESCRIPTION
The lp utility is a front-end to the print spooler as required by the IEEE Std 1003.2 (``POSIX.2'') specification. It effectively invokes
lpr(1) with the proper set of arguments.
It generally prints the named files on the destination printer.
The following options are available:
-c Make the lp command exit only after further access to any of the input files is no longer required. The application can then safely
delete or modify the files without affecting the output operation.
-d dest
Specify a particular printer. If no -d is provided on the command line, the contents of the environment variables LPDEST or PRINTER
(with this precedence) are taken as the destination printer.
-m Send mail upon completion.
-n num Specify that num copies of each of the named files shall be printed.
-o option
Printer specific options. Not supported, provided only as a compatibility option for SVR.
-s Silent operation. Not supported, provided only as a compatibility option for Version 2 of the Single UNIX Specification (``SUSv2'').
-t title
Set the job title to title.
ENVIRONMENT
As described above, the variables LPDEST and PRINTER are examined to select the destination printer.
SEE ALSO
lpr(1)
STANDARDS
The lp command is expected to comply with the IEEE Std 1003.2 (``POSIX.2'') specification.
AUTHORS
This implementation of the lp command has been written by Jorg Wunsch.
BUGS
The IEEE Std 1003.2 (``POSIX.2'') specification does not provide any means to print non-text files. It rather requires the files to be
printed to be text files limited to reasonable line lengths and printable characters.
BSD
January 22, 1995 BSD