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PhaserShare Networking
Sample printcap file
# Printer: Tektronix Phaser840
# Print queue name: colorprinter
# Remote machine name: Phaser840
# Remote printer queue name: PS
# Spool directory: /usr/spool/lpd/colorprinter
colorprinter:\
:lp=:\
:rm=Phaser840:\
:rp=PS:\
:mx#0:\
:lf=/usr/spool/lpd/ERRORLOG:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/colorprinter:
#
Descriptions of
printcap
parameters
Parameter Description
lp Name of the device to open; this parameter must be left empty or set to
/dev/null
.
rm Remote machine name. The name by which the workstation identifies the printer; must match the
name in the
/etc/hosts
file.
rp Remote printer queue name. The queue name that the printer recognizes; must be one of the
following:
PS for PostScript
PCL for Printer Control Language
HPGL for Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language
AUTO for Automatic Language Selection (the printer automatically senses the language of the
print job and processes it accordingly)
If you specify any other remote printer queue name, the printer defaults to AUTO.
Your printer model may not support all languages listed here. See your printer’s user
documentation for information on the supported languages.
mx Maximum file size. Set this parameter to 0 for unlimited file size; this allows the print command to
handle large PostScript or image files.
lf Log file where print command error messages are collected. Some systems have a log file for
each print queue. Refer to your workstation’s documentation for more information.
sd Host spool directory. Make a separate spool directory for each queue.