.TH lpr "" "" Command
.PC "Spool a job for printing on the line printer"
\fBlpr [\-cmnr] [\-b \fIbanner\^\fB] [\fIfile ...\^\fB]\fR
.PP
.HS
.SH Options:
.IC \fB\-B\fR
Suppress printing of a banner.
This option \fBmust\fR be used with PostScript printers.
.IC \fB\-b\fR
Next argument is the banner
.IC \fB\-c\fR
Copy each \fIfile\fR in spool area
.IC \fB\-m\fR
Send a message when listing is complete
.IC \fB\-n\fR
No message (default)
.IC \fB\-r\fR
Remove files when they have been spooled
.HE
.II "printer^line"
.II "line printer"
The command
.B lpr
spools each
.I file
for printing on the line printer.
If no
.I file
is named on the command line,
.B lpr
spools what it reads from the standard input.
.PP
.B lpr
recognizes the following options:
.IP \fB\-B\fR 0.65i
Suppress printing of a banner.
.IP "\fB\-b \fIbanner\fR"
Print
.I banner
on the banner page.
The default banner is the user's login name.
.IP \fB\-c\fR
Copy each
.I file
into the spooling directory, instead of reading the file from its home
directory.
This option lets you change a
.I file
before it has finished printing.
.IP \fB\-m\fR
Write a message on the user's terminal when printing completes.
.IP \fB\-n\fR
Do not send a message (default).
.IP \fB\-r\fR
Remove the files when they have been spooled.
.PP
The command
.B lpskip
aborts or restarts printing of the file that is currently being printed.
The command
.B epson
converts the output of \fBnroff\fR into a form usable by Epson-compatible
dot-matrix printers.
.SH Files
\fB/dev/lp\fR \(em Line printer
.br
\fB/usr/lib/lpd\fR \(em Line printer daemon
.br
\fB/usr/spool/lpd\fR \(em Spool directory
.br
\fB/usr/spool/lpd/dpid\fR \(em Daemon lockfile
.SH "See Also"
.Xr "commands," commands
.Xr "hpr," hpr
.Xr "lp," lp
.Xr "lpd," lpd
.Xr "lpskip," lpskip
.Xr "printer" printer
.SH Notes
Beginning with release 4.2, \*(CO also includes the
.B lp
print spooler.
.B lp
offers a more sophisticated way to manage printers, especially on
machines that support multiple printers of the same type.
For details, see the Lexicon entries for
.B printer
and
.BR lp .
