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Old 11-03-2011
print option - drop 1 line
Hi,

Is there a print option to drop the data 1 line?

Basically the page is too close to the top of the page and I would like to drop it one line automatically, editing the actual data is complicated.
# 2  
Old 11-03-2011
As in, output on a printer? pr may help.
# 3  
Old 11-03-2011
I have been considering sed -i as well but unfortunately I am sending the command via an application not the terminal and I was hoping one of the lp -o options would help?

I have tried
-o page-top=5 filename

without success
# 4  
Old 11-03-2011
what command are you using?
did you look at the man pages of your printing command?
For instance on HP-UX using lp command, I use -otl 66
# 5  
Old 11-03-2011
-o specifies printer-dependent (or driver-dependent) settings. They're not universal.

To figure out what options you had available, we'd need to know your printer, printer daemon, printer driver, and system.
# 6  
Old 11-03-2011
Using cups, printer is a HP laserjet 2430 using postscript driver this time.

This server is RHEL5.6
# 7  
Old 11-03-2011
Doesn't say what command you use to print
Here is from lp using CUPS on AIX:
Quote:
-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.
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