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NAME

       lpf - general printer filter

SYNOPSIS

       lpf  -Pprinter  -wwidth  -llength  -xwidth  -ylength  [  -c  ] -Kcontrolfilename -Lbnrname [ -iindent ] [
       -Zoptions ] [ -Cclass ] [ -Jjob ] [ -Raccntname ] -nlogin -hHost -Fformat [ -T[crlf,debug]  -Dlevel  ]  [
       affile ]

DESCRIPTION

       Lpf  is a general printer filter. Usually it is used as filter in the printcap file and is called by lpd.
       The -Tcrlf option will suppress translation of LF to CR/LF pairs.  The -Tdebug option will increment  the
       debug level.

       The following options passes lpd by default:

       -Pprinter
            The name of the printer.

       -wwidth
            The page width in chars, as given in the :pw field in the printcap file

       -llength
            The page length in lines, as given in the :pl field in the printcap file

       -xwidth
            The page width in pixels, as given in the :px field in the printcap file

       -ylength
            The page length in pixels, as given in the :py field in the printcap file

       -Kcontrolfilename
            The name of the control file.

       -Lbnrname
            The banner name.  This is set by the lpr -T option.

       -nlogin
            The user login name.

       -hHost
            The host where the job was submitted.

       -Fformat
            The job format from the lpr -F option or other option.

       These options are optionally set by lpd:

       -Zoptions
            Extra  options.  They are passed from the -Z parameter given on the lpr command command line and can
            be interpreted by the filter.

       These remaining options can be added to the filter entry in the printcap file:

       -c   ignore control characters, set by lpr -b (binary) or -l (literal) options.

       -iindent
            The indentation amount, set by lpr -i indent option.

       -Cclass
            The class name, set by lpr -C class option.

       -Jjob
            The job name, set by lpr -J job option.

       -Raccntname
            The name of the accounting file, from printcap information.

       -Dlevel
            Sets debug level. The level must be an integer, a nonzero value switches debugging on.

       -Tcrlf
            Turn LF to CR/LF translation off.

       -Tdebug
            Increment the debug level.

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned:

       zero (0)       Successful completion.

       non-zero (!=0) An error occurred.

FILES

       The files used by LPRng are set by values in  the  printer  configuration  file.   The  following  are  a
       commonly used set of default values.
       /etc/lprng/lpd.conf                          LPRng configuration file
       ${HOME}/.printcap                            user printer description file
       /etc/printcap                                printer description file
       /etc/lprng/lpd.perms                         permissions
       /var/run/lprng/lpd                           lock file for queue control
       /var/spool/lpd                               spool directories
       /var/spool/lpd/QUEUE/control                 queue control
       /var/spool/lpd/QUEUE/log                     trace or debug log file
       /var/spool/lpd/QUEUE/acct                    accounting file
       /var/spool/lpd/QUEUE/status                  status file

SEE ALSO

       lpd.conf(5),  lpc(8),  lpd(8), lpr(1), lpq(1), lprm(1), printcap(5), lpd.perms(5), pr(1), lprng_certs(1),
       lprng_index_certs(1).

AUTHOR

       Patrick Powell <papowell@lprng.com>.

DIAGNOSTICS

       Most of the diagnostics are self explanatory.  If you are puzzled over the exact cause  of  failure,  set
       the  debugging  level  on  (-D5)  and run again.  The debugging information will help you to pinpoint the
       exact cause of failure.

HISTORY

       LPRng is a enhanced printer spooler system with functionality similar to the Berkeley LPR software.   The
       LPRng    developer   mailing   list   is   lprng-devel@lists.sourceforge.net;   subscribe   by   visiting
       https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lprng-devel     or     sending      mail      to      lprng-
       request@lists.sourceforge.net with the word subscribe in the body.
       The software is available via http://lprng.sourceforge.net