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37 The line printer system supports:
41 multiple spooling queues,
46 printers attached via serial lines that require
47 line initialization such as the baud rate.
50 such as a Varian or Versatec, and laser printers such as an Imagen,
51 are also supported by the line printer system.
53 The line printer system consists mainly of the
54 following files and commands:
58 /etc/printcap printer configuration and capability data base
59 /usr/lib/lpd line printer daemon, does all the real work
60 /usr/ucb/lpr program to enter a job in a printer queue
61 /usr/ucb/lpq spooling queue examination program
62 /usr/ucb/lprm program to delete jobs from a queue
63 /etc/lpc program to administer printers and spooling queues
64 /dev/printer socket on which lpd listens
67 The file /etc/printcap is a master data base describing line
68 printers directly attached to a machine and, also, printers
69 accessible across a network. The manual page entry
71 provides the authoritative definition of
72 the format of this data base, as well as
73 specifying default values for important items
74 such as the directory in which spooling is performed.
75 This document introduces some of the
76 information that may be placed