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The Common Unix Printing System
What is CUPS?
- A replacement for the default printing commands:
| Function |
Sun and HP |
Linux and Alpha |
| Print a file |
lp -d printer filename |
lpr -Pprinter filename |
| Check Queue Status |
lpstat -p printer |
lpq -Pprinter |
| Cancel a job |
cancel job-id |
lprm job-id
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- The good news: all this still works.
- More good news: You can use
lpr and friends on Sun/HP
(and lp etc. on Linux and Alpha).
- The better news: You have more options. See the Documentation.
- The best news: "CUPS solves The Printing Problem" (reliability).
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