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#ident	"@(#)lp:model/dumb	1.3.1.2"
# lp interface for dumb line printer
#
#

x="XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"

#Set up some global variables.
: ${SPOOLDIR:=/usr/spool/lp}
: ${LOCALPATH:=${SPOOLDIR}/bin}

#Set up the default filter.
if [  -x "${LOCALPATH}/lp.cat" ]
then
	LPCAT="${LOCALPATH}/lp.cat 0"
else
	LPCAT="cat"
fi

#If we are not using a filter, use the default one.
if [ -z "${FILTER}" ]
then
	FILTER="${LPCAT}"
fi

if [ -x "${LOCALPATH}/drain.output" ]
then
	DRAIN="${LOCALPATH}/drain.output 1"
else
	DRAIN=
fi 

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nobanner="no"

if [ -z "${BANNERS}" ]
then
	nhead=1
else
	nhead=${BANNERS}
fi

for i in $5
do
	case "${i}" in

	nobanner )
		nobanner="yes"
		;;
	esac
done

if [ "no" = "${nobanner}" ]
then

	while [ $nhead -gt 0 ]
	do
        echo "\014\c"
		echo "$x\n$x\n$x\n$x\n"
		banner "$2"
		echo "\n"
		user=`grep "^$2:" /etc/passwd | line | cut -d: -f5`
		if [ -n "$user" ]
		then
			echo "User: $user\n"
		else
			echo "\n"
		fi
		echo "Request id: $1    Printer: `basename $0`\n"
		date
		echo "\n"
		if [ -n "$3" ]
		then
			banner $3
		fi
		nhead=`expr $nhead - 1`
	done
fi

copies=$4
# echo "\014\c"
shift; shift; shift; shift; shift
files="$*"
i=1
while [ $i -le $copies ]
do
	for file in $files
	do
		0<${file} eval ${FILTER} 2>&1
        echo "\014\c"
	done
	i=`expr $i + 1`
done

#Draining characters might be necessary.
${DRAIN}

exit 0

:                                                         
#       @(#) file 25.2 95/03/27                           
#                                                         
#                                                         
# lp interface for print to file                          
#                                                         
                                                          
#Set up some global variables.                            
: ${SPOOLDIR:=/usr/spool/lp}                              
: ${LOCALPATH:=${SPOOLDIR}/bin}                           
USER=$2                                                   
shift; shift; shift; shift; shift                         
files="$*"                                                
for file in $files                                        
do                                                        
        cp ${file} /u/spool/$USER/`/bin/basename $(file)` 
        cp $(file) /u/spool/`/bin/basename $(file)`.$USER 
done                                                      
exit 0