PR3287(1) General Commands Manual PR3287(1)
NAME
pr3287 - IBM host printing tool
SYNOPSIS
pr3287 [ options ] [ L: ] [[ LUname [, LUname ...]@] hostname [: port ]]
DESCRIPTION
pr3287 opens a telnet connection to an IBM host, and emulates an IBM 3287 printer. It implements RFCs 2355 (TN3270E), 1576 (TN3270) and
1646 (LU name selection).
If the hostname is prefixed with L:, the connection will be made through an SSL tunnel. pr3287 also supports TELNET START-TLS option nego-
tiation without any need for command-line options.
A specific LU name to use may be specified by prepending it to the hostname with an `@'. Multiple LU names to try can be separated by com-
mas. An empty LU can be placed in the list with an extra comma.
The port to connect to defaults to telnet. This can be overridden by appending a port to the hostname with a colon `:'.
OPTIONS
pr3287 understands the following options:
-assoc LUname
Causes the session to be associated with the specified LUname.
-blanklines
In LU3 formatted mode, print blank lines even if they are all NULLs or control characters. (This is a violation of the 3270 printer
protocol, but some hosts require it.)
-cadir directory
Specifies a directory containing CA (root) certificates to use when verifying a certificate provided by the host.
-cafile filename
Specifies a PEM-format file containing CA (root) certificates to use when verifying a certificate provided by the host.
-certfile filename
Specifies a file containing a certificate to provide to the host, if requested. The default file type is PEM.
-certfiletype type
Specifies the type of the certificate file specified by -certfile. Type can be pem or asn1.
-chainfile filename
Specifies a certificate chain file in PEM format, containing a certificate to provide to the host if requested, as well as one or
more intermediate certificates and the CA certificate used to sign that certificate. If -chainfile is specified, it overrides
-certfile.
-charset name
Specifies an alternate host code page (input EBCDIC mapping). The default maps the U.S. English (037) code page to the current
locale character encoding. pr3287 generally supports the same host character sets as x3270.
-command command
Specifies the command to run for each print job. The default is lpr.
-crlf Causes newline characters in the output to be expanded to carriage-return/linefeed sequences.
-daemon
Causes pr3287 to become a daemon (background) process.
-eojtimeout seconds
Causes pr3287 to complete the print job after seconds seconds of inactivity.
-emflush
Causes pr3287 to flush any pending printer output whenever an EM (End of Medium) order arrives in unformatted 3270 mode. This can
help preserve multi-page output with hosts that do not clear the 3270 buffer between pages.
-ignoreeoj
Ignore TN3270E PRINT-EOJ commands, relying on UNBIND commands to indicate the ends of print jobs.
-ffeoj Causes pr3287 to add a FF (formfeed) at the end of each print job.
-ffskip
Causes pr3287 to ignore a FF (formfeed) order if it occurs at the top of a page.
-ffthru
In SCS mode, causes pr3287 to pass FF (formfeed) orders through to the printer as ASCII formfeed characters, rather than simulating
them based on the values of the MPL (maximum presentation line) and TM (top margin) parameters.
-keyfile filename
Specifies a file containing the private key for the certificate file (specified via -certfile or -chainfile). The default file type
is PEM.
-keyfiletype type
Specifies the type of the private key file specified by -keyfile. Type can be pem or asn1.
-keypasswd type:value
Specifies the password for the private key file, if it is encrypted. The argument can be file:filename, specifying that the pass-
word is in a file, or string:string, specifying the password on the command-line directly.
-proxy type:host[:port]
Causes pr3287 to connect via the specified proxy, instead of using a direct connection. The host can be an IP address or hostname.
The optional port can be a number or a service name. For a list of supported proxy types, see PROXY below.
-reconnect
Causes pr3287 to reconnect to the host, whenever the connection is broken. There is a 5-second delay between reconnect attempts, to
reduce network thrashing for down or misconfigured hosts.
-selfsignedok
Allow self-signed host certificates.
-trace Turns on data stream tracing. Trace information is usually saved in the file /tmp/x3trc.pid.
-tracedir dir
Specifies the directory to save trace files in, instead of /tmp.
-trnpre file
Specifies a file containing data that will be sent to the printer before each print job. The file contents are treated as transpar-
ent data, i.e., they are not translated in any way.
-trnpost file
Specifies a file containing data that will be sent to the printer after each print job. The file contents are treated as transpar-
ent data, i.e., they are not translated in any way.
-v Display build and version information and exit.
-verifycert
Verify the host certificate for tunneled SSL and negotiated SSL/TLS connections.
SIGNALS
SIGINT, SIGHUP and SIGTERM cause the current print job to be flushed (any pending data to be printed) and pr3287 to exit.
SIGUSR1 causes the current print job to be flushed without otherwise affecting the pr3287 process.
PROXY
The -proxy option causes pr3287 to use a proxy server to connect to the host. The syntax of the option is:
type:host[:port]
The supported values for type are:
Proxy Type Protocol Default Port
----------------------------------------------------------------
http RFC 2817 HTTP tunnel (squid) 3128
passthru Sun in.telnet-gw none
socks4 SOCKS version 4 1080
socks5 SOCKS version 5 (RFC 1928) 1080
telnet No protocol (just send connect host none
port)
The special types socks4a and socks5d can also be used to force the proxy server to do the hostname resolution for the SOCKS protocol.
SEE ALSO
x3270(1), c3270(1), telnet(1), tn3270(1)
Data Stream Programmer's Reference, IBM GA23-0059
Character Set Reference, IBM GA27-3831
3174 Establishment Controller Functional Description, IBM GA23-0218
RFC 1576, TN3270 Current Practices
RFC 1646, TN3270 Extensions for LUname and Printer Selection
RFC 2355, TN3270 Enhancements
COPYRIGHTS
Copyright 1993-2013, Paul Mattes.
Copyright 1990, Jeff Sparkes.
Copyright 1989, Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC), Atlanta, GA
30332.
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VERSION
pr3287 3.3.12ga12
26 February 2013 PR3287(1)