1PAPSTATUS(8)                     Netatalk 2.1                     PAPSTATUS(8)
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NAME

6       papstatus - get the status of an AppleTalk-connected printer
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SYNOPSIS

9       /usr/sbin/papstatus [-d] [-p printer] [retrytime]
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DESCRIPTION

12       papstatus is used to obtain the current status message from an
13       AppleTalk connected printer. It uses the Printer Access Protocol (PAP)
14       to obtain the status information.
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16       If no printer is specified on the command line, papstatus looks for a
17       file called .paprc in the current directory and reads it to obtain the
18       name of a printer. The .paprc file should contain a single line of the
19       form object:type@zone where each of object, :type, and @zone are
20       optional.  type and zone must be proceeded by `:´ and `@´ respectively.
21       Blank lines and lines the begin with a `#´ are ignored.  type and zone
22       default to LaserWriter and the zone of the local host, respectively.
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OPTIONS

25       -d
26           Turns on a debugging mode that prints some extra information to
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29       -p printer
30           Get status from printer (do not consult any .paprc files to find a
31           printer name). The syntax for printer is the same as discussed
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35           Normally, papstatus only gets the status from the printer once. If
36           retrytime is specified, the status is obtained repeatedly, with a
37           sleep of retrytime seconds between inquiring the printer.
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FILES

40       .paprc
41           file that contains printer name
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SEE ALSO

44       nbp(1), pap(1)
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