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NAME

       whack - mangle requests to a printer or damage a printer

SYNOPSIS

       whack [-h | -v] [-i] [-w] ids

       whack [-j] [-v] [-s] [-w] printers

DESCRIPTION

       whack  mangles  line  printer  requests  or damages line printers.  When the first form of the command is
       used, the printed output of the job is mangled as specified by the options. When the second form  of  the
       command is used, the printer itself is damaged as specified by the options.

OPTIONS

       -h        Horizontal. Make the output run across the page horizontally, ignoring linefeeds and other form
                 movement characters or embedded commands.

       -v        Vertical. Make the output run vertically in one column (the current  column)  down  the  paper,
                 ignoring any form movement characters or embedded commands.

       -i        ISO  mode.  Select,  at  random, a different ISO code set to use while printing the rest of the
                 job.

       -w        Write a taunting message on the user's terminal after the jobs have been whacked.  If the  user
                 is not logged in locally, then mail will be sent instead.

       -j        Jam. Self-explanitory.

       -v        Voltage surge. Send a voltage spike down the transmit lead(s) of the printer.  Physical contact
                 with the printer should be avoided while using the -v option.

       -s        Spit. Causes the printer to rapidly eject it's paper load into the output bin.  Depending  upon
                 the speed of the ejection, a few characters could actually print on each page.

FILES

       /etc/termcap

HISTORY

       Written by Eric L. Pederson <eric@bofh.org.uk>.

                                                28 September 1995                                       WHACK(1)