Re: Let Me Show Yous How To Print

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On 28 Sep 2024 22:16:48 GMT, vallor wrote:
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lpr(1) is the original interface to lpd(8) from BSD printing.

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https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/lpr.1.html
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But I actually use the original (pre-CUPS) lpr-0.50.
See if you can find it.

Dude, the "lp" commands pre-date CUPS. If you have CUPS, they are basically
wrappers for CUPS (or reimplementations, I don't know which).

Here's lpq on AIX:

    https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.2?topic=l-lpq-command

    The lpq command includes information for the AIX® Print Subsystem lpq
    and the System V Print Subsystem lpq.

Nothing about CUPS there.

Overview:

    History

    LPR/LPD comes from the Berkeley print system, part of the BSD or
    Berkeley Software Distribution. BSD, in turn, follows UNIX System V, one
    of the first commercial versions of Unix System V printing with similar
    commands and concepts to LPR. LPR/LPD was to be more uniform across
    different Unix systems.

    Windows platforms, by default, support LPR/LPD printing. You may have to
    enable a setting to make LPR available to you.

But that's okay, Junior, you can still use the "lp" commands.

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