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Does anybody know how I can print multiple files in one print job?

This is what I am doing currently:
enscript file1 file2 file3
[ 1 pages * 1 copy ] sent to printer
[ 1 pages * 1 copy ] sent to printer
[ 1 pages * 1 copy ] sent to printer

I would like it to print like this:
enscript file1 file2 file3
[ 3 pages * 1 copy ] sent to printer

The current behavior normally isn't a problem. However, the system uses three load balancing printers, so when executed frequently (such as in a script) the files will print out of order. If the files are in one job, they should all print in the correct order.

I will provide system details if requested.

Thanks

how about

Code:

cat file1 file2 file3 | lp

Jim,

That command succeeds in printing all the files in one print job, however, there are no page breaks in between the files. (although I suppose the code could be modified so that it would be "cat file1 pagebreak character file2 ... | lpr")

I would like to fix this problem by changing how printing is configured, so that other users on the system would also receive the functionality. If anybody has a suggestion on how to change configuration/settings I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you very much for the help, Jim. I will probably solve the problem this way if there are no other solutions.