1papstatus(8)                       Netatalk                       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)
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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     Turns  on a debugging mode that prints some extra information to
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28       -p printer
29              Get status from printer (do not consult any .paprc files to find
30              a  printer  name).   The  syntax for printer is the same as dis‐
31              cussed above for the .paprc file.
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34              Normally, papstatus only gets the status from the printer  once.
35              If  retrytime  is  specified, the status is obtained repeatedly,
36              with a sleep of retrytime seconds between inquiring the printer.
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FILES

39       .paprc file that contains printer name
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SEE ALSO

42       nbp(1), pap(1)
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