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Part No. 1H9613 June 1997 13-5
Printing from BSD UNIX Systems
Kodak does not develop PostScript drivers or export modules for
UNIX platform(s). However, other vendors do provide solutions in
support of Kodak printers. These solutions support various UNIX/
Windows/Macintosh platforms and interfaces. For information,
refer to “Getting Help” at the end of this guide.
However, if PostScript or Raster output files have been generated
by other applications and drivers, they can be sent to a Kodak
printer using the line printer daemon.
Access to printers in BSD systems is controlled by the lpd
normally located in the /usr/lib directory. This is started at boot
time through the file rc. The common print programs like lpr and lp
take the file to be printed and put it in a spooling queue where the
lpd finds it and prints it.
The reference file for lpr is /etc/printcap. This file contains a
description of the printer, the name of the directory where the job
is spooled, the accounting file for the printer, the error file for the
printer, and the filters to be used for any further processing of
data before it is sent to the printer.
An example for printing a file:
lpr -P8650ps filename.ps
Printing from UNIX System V Systems
Kodak does not develop PostScript drivers or export modules for
UNIX platform(s). However, other vendors do provide solutions in
support of Kodak printers. These solutions support various UNIX/
Windows/Macintosh platforms and interfaces. For information,
refer to “Getting Help” at the end of this guide.
However, if PostScript or Kodak Raster output files have been
generated by other applications and drivers, they can be sent to a
Kodak printer by lp.
Native UNIX print commands are redirected to the Network
Interface Card over the network. Consult manual pages for
specific print utilities under the UNIX operating system you are
using.