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PAPSTATUS(8)						      System Manager's Manual						      PAPSTATUS(8)

NAME
papstatus - get the status of an AppleTalk-connected printer SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/papstatus [ -d ] [ -p printer ] [ retrytime ] DESCRIPTION
papstatus is used to obtain the current status message from an AppleTalk connected printer. It uses the Printer Access Protocol (PAP) to obtain the status information. If no printer is specified on the command line, papstatus looks for a file called .paprc in the current directory and reads it to obtain the name of a printer. The .paprc file should contain a single line of the form object:type@zone where each of object, :type, and @zone are optional. type and zone must be proceeded by `:' and `@' respectively. Blank lines and lines the begin with a `#' are ignored. type and zone default to LaserWriter and the zone of the local host, respectively. OPTIONS
-d Turns on a debugging mode that prints some extra information to standard error. -p printer Get status from printer (do not consult any .paprc files to find a printer name). The syntax for printer is the same as discussed above for the .paprc file. retrytime Normally, papstatus only gets the status from the printer once. If retrytime is specified, the status is obtained repeatedly, with a sleep of retrytime seconds between inquiring the printer. FILES
.paprc file that contains printer name SEE ALSO
nbp(1), pap(8) 17 Dec 1991 PAPSTATUS(8)

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NAME
pap - client interface to remote printers using Printer Access Protocol SYNOPSIS
pap [-A address] [-c] [-d] [-e] [-E] [-p nbpname] [-s statusfile] [-w] [-W] [FILES] DESCRIPTION
pap is used to connect and send files to an AppleTalk connected printer using the Apple Printer Access Protocol (PAP). When pap starts execution, it tries to open a session with the printer using PAP, and then downloads the files to the printer. If no files are given on the command line, pap begins reading from standard input. If no printer is specified on the command line, pap looks for a file called .paprc in the current working directory and reads it to obtain the nbpname of a printer. Blank lines and lines that begin with a `#' are ignored. type and zone default to LaserWriter and the zone of the local host, respectively. Note that pap is designed to be useful as a communication filter for sending lpd(8) spooled print jobs to AppleTalk connected printers. See psf(8) for hints on how to use it this way. OPTIONS
-A address Connect to the printer with Appletalk address address and do not consult the .paprc file to find a printer name. See atalk_aton(3) for the syntax of address. -c Take cuts. The PAP protocol specified a simple queuing procedure, such that the clients tell the printer how long they have been waiting to print. This option causes pap to lie about how long it has been waiting. -d Enable debug output. -e Send any message from the printer to stderr instead of stdout. psf(8) invokes pap with this option. -E Don't wait for EOF from the printer. This option is useful for printers which don't implement PAP correctly. In a correct implementation, the client side should wait for the printer to return EOF before closing the connection. Some clients don't wait, and hence some printers have related bugs in their implementation. -p nbpname Connect to the printer named nbpname and do not consult the .paprc file to find a printer name. See nbp_name(3) for the syntax of nbpname. -s statusfile Update the file called statusfile to contain the most recent status message from the printer. pap gets the status from the printer when it is waiting for the printer to process input. The statusfile will contain a single line terminated with a newline. This is useful when pap is invoked by psf(8) within lpd's spool directory. -w Wait for the printer status to contain the word "waiting" before sending the job. This is to defeat printer-side spool available on HP IV and V printers. -W Wait for the printer status to contain the word "idle" before sending the job. This is to defeat printer-side spool available on HP IV and V printers. FILES
.paprc file read to obtain printer name if not specified on command line SEE ALSO
nbp_name(3), atalk_aton(3), lpd(8), psf(8). Netatalk 2.2 6 May 2002 PAP(1)
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