On Tue, 2004-03-23 at 02:26, Greg Ennis wrote: > The problem I had was related to sending raw data to a PCL printer. On RH 7.1 I was > sending a formatted file with the command 'cat filename | lp -d lpt1' which worked > perfectly. When I tried to use this same command on FC1 all of the escapes of the > PCL command sequences were filtered, and prevented from activating fonts and graphics > on the printer. On FC1 I could not find a way to use the lp command to send a PCL > file to the printer According to the CUPS documentation: lp -o raw -d lpt1 filename Raw or Unfiltered Output: http://cups.org/sum.html#4_7 > Are their some links that can describe the differences between lp and lpr When I find the provided man page isn't very helpful I look at the Single UNIX Specification (aka POSIX) man page to see if it offers some insight. The rationale often provides some historical background of the command. Of course, it only covers POSIX commands. http://www.unix.org/single_unix_specification/ The lp man page states that lp is from the System V print system and lpr is from the BSD print system. They perform similar functions. (CUPS appears to have implemented both commands based on the original versions.) -- David Norris http://www.webaugur.com/dave/ ICQ - 412039
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