lpr [ -H server[:port] ] [
-E ] [ -U username ] [ -P
destination[/instance] ] [ -#
num-copies [ -h ] [ -l ] [ -m ] [ -o
option[=value] ] [ -p ] [ -q ] [
-r ] [ -C title ] [ -J title ] [
-T title ] [ file(s) ]
lpr submits files for printing. Files named on the command
line are sent to the named printer or the default destination if no
destination is specified. If no files are listed on the command-line,
lpr reads the print file from the standard input.
CUPS provides many ways to set the default destination. The
LPDEST and PRINTER environment variables are consulted first.
If neither are set, the current default set using the lpoptions(1)
command is used, followed by the default set using the lpadmin(8)
command.
The following options are recognized by lpr:
- -E
- Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
- -H
server[:port]
- Specifies an alternate server. Note: This option must occur before all
others.
- -C
"name"
- -J
"name"
- -T
"name"
- Sets the job name/title.
- -P
destination[/instance]
- Prints files to the named printer.
- -U username
- Specifies an alternate username.
- -# copies
- Sets the number of copies to print.
- -h
- Disables banner printing. This option is equivalent to -o
job-sheets=none.
- -l
- Specifies that the print file is already formatted for the destination and
should be sent without filtering. This option is equivalent to -o
raw.
- -m
- Send an email on job completion.
- -o
option[=value]
- Sets a job option. See "COMMON JOB OPTIONS" below.
- -p
- Specifies that the print file should be formatted with a shaded header
with the date, time, job name, and page number. This option is equivalent
to -o prettyprint and is only useful when printing text files.
- -q
- Hold job for printing.
- -r
- Specifies that the named print files should be deleted after submitting
them.
Aside from the printer-specific options reported by the
lpoptions(1) command, the following generic options are
available:
- -o
job-sheets=name
- Prints a cover page (banner) with the document. The "name" can
be "classified", "confidential", "secret",
"standard", "topsecret", or
"unclassified".
- -o
media=size
- Sets the page size to size. Most printers support at least the size
names "a4", "letter", and "legal".
- -o
number-up={2|4|6|9|16}
- Prints 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16 document (input) pages on each output page.
- -o
orientation-requested=4
- Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise).
- -o
orientation-requested=5
- Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees clockwise).
- -o
orientation-requested=6
- Prints the job in reverse portrait (rotated 180 degrees).
- -o
print-quality=3
- -o
print-quality=4
- -o
print-quality=5
- Specifies the output quality - draft (3), normal (4), or best (5).
- -o
sides=one-sided
- Prints on one side of the paper.
- -o
sides=two-sided-long-edge
- Prints on both sides of the paper for portrait output.
- -o
sides=two-sided-short-edge
- Prints on both sides of the paper for landscape output.
The -c, -d, -f, -g, -i,
-n, -t, -v, and -w options are not supported by
CUPS and produce a warning message if used.
Print two copies of a document to the default printer:
lpr -# 2 filename
Print a double-sided legal document to a printer called
"foo":
lpr -P foo -o media=legal -o sides=two-sided-long-edge filename
Print a presentation document 2-up to a printer called
"foo":
lpr -P foo -o number-up=2 filename
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