LPBANNER(1) General Commands Manual LPBANNER(1)
NAME
lpbanner - text banner
pclbanner - pcl format banner
psbanner - PostScript format banner
SYNOPSIS
lpbanner [ -llength ] [ -wwidth ] [ -Pprinter ] [ -Lbannername ] [ -nloginname ] [ -hhost ] [ -Jjobtitle ] [ -Cclass ] [ -?option args ] [
all ]
DESCRIPTION
The lpbanner program is used to print a simple banner on a fixed size font printer, the pclbanner program generates a PCL banner and the
psbanner program generates a PostScript banner. All information to be printed is passed using command line arguements. In order to be
compatible with vintage line printer spoolers, reads a line form standard input, but ignores the information.
OPTIONS
-w width
Page width in characters (default 132).
-l length
Page length in lines (default 60).
-P printer
printer queue for banner information.
-L bannername
Name used on banner as main name.
-n loginname
Name used on banner as login name.
-h host
Name used on banner as host name.
-J jobtitle
String used on banner as main title.
-C class
String used on banner as class.
-? value
All other options and arguments provided by LPRng are ignored.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
zero (0) Successful completion.
non-zero (!=0) An error occurred.
SEE ALSO
lpd.conf(5), lpc(8), lpd(8), checkpc(8), lpr(1), lpq(1), lprm(1), printcap(5), lpd.conf(5), pr(1), lprng_certs(1), lprng_index_certs(1).
HISTORY
LPRng is a enhanced printer spooler system with functionality similar to the Berkeley LPR software. The LPRng mailing list is
lprng@lprng.com; subscribe by sending mail to lprng-request@lprng.com with the word subscribe in the body. The software is available from
ftp://ftp.lprng.com/pub/LPRng.
AUTHOR
Patrick Powell <papowell@lprng.com>.
LPRng LPRng-3.9.0 LPBANNER(1)
