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Old 10-15-2008
Printing problem - Vertical Tab
At work, when I issue:
lpr -P$PRINTER -h filename
the file always prints a line then does a vertical tab off that first line instead of starting the new line at left.
It does this with every file I've tried, and I can't find any options that are set that would make things print this way.

I don't have sudo/su access so I'm hoping the fix can be done by normal users.

It's command-line Tru64 Unix, if that helps.

Thanks in advance.
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Old 10-15-2008
Hammer & Screwdriver Perhaps it is something in the file you are sending?
The command you issue merely sets a destination of where to print and then states no banner page.

Suggest you use vi or other tool to create a simple file that you know is plain text, and then send that file to the printer. The result of that will point you towards the reason for the strange printing.

a) if prints ok, then the original file may be to blame
b) if prints strange again, will need to investigate the settings of that printer
# 3  
Old 10-16-2008
Some further investigation
Most of what I've been trying to print are flat files.
I've even tried it with just single words on each line and they all get a vert. tab.

It's a networked printer and I can print from Windows perfectly fine.
 
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