1lpr(1)                            Apple Inc.                            lpr(1)
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NAME

6       lpr - print files
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SYNOPSIS

9       lpr  [  -E  ]  [  -H  server[:port]  ]  [  -U  username ] [ -P destina‐
10       tion[/instance] ] [ -#  num-copies  [  -h  ]  [  -l  ]  [  -m  ]  [  -o
11       option[=value]  ]  [  -p ] [ -q ] [ -r ] [ -C title ] [ -J title ] [ -T
12       title ] [ file(s) ]
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DESCRIPTION

15       lpr submits files for printing.  Files named on the  command  line  are
16       sent  to the named printer or the default destination if no destination
17       is specified.  If no files are listed on the  command-line,  lpr  reads
18       the print file from the standard input.
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20   THE DEFAULT DESTINATION
21       CUPS  provides many ways to set the default destination. The LPDEST and
22       PRINTER environment variables are consulted first.  If neither are set,
23       the  current  default  set using the lpoptions(1) command is used, fol‐
24       lowed by the default set using the lpadmin(8) command.
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OPTIONS

27       The following options are recognized by lpr:
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29       -E   Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
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31       -H server[:port]
32            Specifies an alternate server.
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34       -C "name"
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36       -J "name"
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38       -T "name"
39            Sets the job name/title.
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41       -P destination[/instance]
42            Prints files to the named printer.
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44       -U username
45            Specifies an alternate username.
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47       -# copies
48            Sets the number of copies to print.
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50       -h   Disables  banner  printing.  This  option  is  equivalent  to   -o
51            job-sheets=none.
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53       -l   Specifies  that the print file is already formatted for the desti‐
54            nation and should be  sent  without  filtering.   This  option  is
55            equivalent to -o raw.
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57       -m   Send an email on job completion.
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59       -o option[=value]
60            Sets a job option.  See "COMMON JOB OPTIONS" below.
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62       -p   Specifies  that  the  print file should be formatted with a shaded
63            header with the date, time,  job  name,  and  page  number.   This
64            option  is  equivalent  to  -o prettyprint and is only useful when
65            printing text files.
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67       -q   Hold job for printing.
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69       -r   Specifies that the named print files should be deleted after  sub‐
70            mitting them.
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72   COMMON JOB OPTIONS
73       Aside  from  the  printer-specific options reported by the lpoptions(1)
74       command, the following generic options are available:
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76       -o collate=true
77            Prints collated copies.
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79       -o fit-to-page
80            Scales the print file to fit on the page.
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82       -o job-hold-until=when
83            Holds the job until the  specified  local  time.   "when"  can  be
84            "indefinite"  to  hold the until released, "day-time" to print the
85            job between 6am and 6pm local  time,  "night"  to  print  the  job
86            between  6pm  and  6am local time, "second-shift" to print the job
87            between 4pm and 12am local time, "third-shift" to  print  the  job
88            between  12am and 8am local time, or "weekend" to print the job on
89            Saturday or Sunday.
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91       -o job-hold-until=hh:mm
92            Holds the job until the specified time in hours and minutes UTC.
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94       -o job-priority=priority
95            Set the priority to a value from  1  (lowest)  to  100  (highest),
96            which  influences  when  a  job  is  scheduled  for printing.  The
97            default priority is typically 50.
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99       -o job-sheets=name
100            Prints a cover page (banner) with the document.  The "name" can be
101            "classified",  "confidential",  "secret", "standard", "topsecret",
102            or "unclassified".
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104       -o job-sheets=start-name,end-name
105            Prints cover pages (banners) with the document.
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107       -o media=size
108            Sets the page size to size. Most printers  support  at  least  the
109            size names "a4", "letter", and "legal".
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111       -o mirror
112            Mirrors each page.
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114       -o number-up={2|4|6|9|16}
115            Prints  2,  4,  6,  9, or 16 document (input) pages on each output
116            page.
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118       -o number-up-layout=layout
119            Specifies the layout of pages with the  "number-up"  option.   The
120            "layout"  string  can  be  "btlr", "btrl", "lrbt", "lrtb", "rlbt",
121            "rltb", "tblr", or "tbrl" - the first two  letters  determine  the
122            column order while the second two letters determine the row order.
123            "bt" is bottom-to-top, "lr" is left-to-right,  "rl"  is  right-to-
124            left, and "tb" is top-to-bottom.
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126       -o orientation-requested=4
127            Prints  the  job  in  landscape (rotated 90 degrees counter-clock‐
128            wise).
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130       -o orientation-requested=5
131            Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees clockwise).
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133       -o orientation-requested=6
134            Prints the job in reverse portrait (rotated 180 degrees).
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136       -o outputorder=reverse
137            Prints pages in reverse order.
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139       -o page-border=border
140            Prints a border around each document page.  "border" is  "double",
141            "double-thick", "single", or "single-thick".
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143       -o page-ranges=page-list
144            Specifies which pages to print in the document.  The list can con‐
145            tain a list of numbers and ranges (#-#) separated by commas, e.g.,
146            "1,3-5,16".   The  page  numbers refer to the output pages and not
147            the document's original  pages  -  options  like  "number-up"  can
148            affect the numbering of the pages.
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150       -o sides=one-sided
151            Prints on one side of the paper.
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153       -o sides=two-sided-long-edge
154            Prints on both sides of the paper for portrait output.
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156       -o sides=two-sided-short-edge
157            Prints on both sides of the paper for landscape output.
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NOTES

160       The -c, -d, -f, -g, -i, -n, -t, -v, and -w options are not supported by
161       CUPS and produce a warning message if used.
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EXAMPLES

164       Print two copies of a document to the default printer:
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166           lpr -# 2 filename
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168       Print a double-sided legal document to a printer called "foo":
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170           lpr -P foo -o media=legal -o sides=two-sided-long-edge filename
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172       Print a presentation document 2-up to a printer called "foo":
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174           lpr -P foo -o number-up=2 filename
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SEE ALSO

177       cancel(1), lp(1), lpadmin(8), lpoptions(1), lpq(1), lprm(1), lpstat(1),
178       CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
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181       Copyright © 2007-2017 by Apple Inc.
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1852 May 2016                           CUPS                               lpr(1)
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