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LP(1)			     General Commands Manual			   LP(1)

NAME
     lp -- front-end to the print spooler

SYNOPSIS
     lp [-cs] [-o option] [-d printer] [-n num] [name ...]

DEPRECATION NOTICE
     This   facility   is   scheduled  for  removal  prior  to	the  release  of
     FreeBSD 16.0.

DESCRIPTION
     The lp utility is a front-end to the print spooler as required by the  IEEE
     Std  1003.2  ("POSIX.2") specification.  It effectively invokes lpr(1) with
     the proper set of arguments.

     It generally prints the named files on the destination printer.

     The following options are available:

     -c      Make the lp command exit only after further access to  any  of  the
	     input files is no longer required.  The application can then safely
	     delete or modify the files without affecting the output operation.

     -d dest
	     Specify  a particular printer.  If no -d is provided on the command
	     line, the contents of the environment variables LPDEST  or  PRINTER
	     (with this precedence) are taken as the destination printer.

     -m      Send mail upon completion.

     -n num  Specify  that  num  copies  of  each  of  the  named files shall be
	     printed.

     -o option
	     Printer specific options.	Not supported, provided only as  a  com-
	     patibility option for SVR.

     -s      Silent  operation.  Not supported, provided only as a compatibility
	     option for Version 2 of the Single UNIX Specification ("SUSv2").

     -t title
	     Set the job title to title.

ENVIRONMENT
     As described above, the variables LPDEST and PRINTER are examined to select
     the destination printer.

SEE ALSO
     lpr(1)

STANDARDS
     The lp command is expected to comply with the IEEE Std  1003.2  ("POSIX.2")
     specification.

AUTHORS
     This implementation of the lp command has been written by Jorg Wunsch.

BUGS
     The IEEE Std 1003.2 ("POSIX.2") specification does not provide any means to
     print  non-text  files.   It  rather requires the files to be printed to be
     text files limited to reasonable line lengths and printable characters.

FreeBSD 16.0 CURRENT		January 22, 1995			   LP(1)

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