Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4570 mails)

[Mark Hounschell <markh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Jerry Westrick wrote:
> On Monday 07 November 2005 16:02, Mark Hounschell wrote:
>> Ken Schneider wrote:
>>>> cat /etc/fstab | lpr
>>> What happens if you use lp /etc/fstab to print the file?
>> Same thing as 'cat /etc/fstab | lpr'
>>
>>>> enscript -B -c -q /etc/fstab
>>> If the printer understands postscript why convert it first?
>> That command converts the 'text' file /etc/fstab to postscript then
>> sends the postscript to the printer.
>>
>> Regards
>> Mark
> Ummm, A deskjet that understands Postscript?  Are you sure?
> 
> Jerry
> 

What I am sure of is that both these commands result in a printout of
the /etc/fstab file when executed on SuSE 9.2 and a blank page on SuSE
10.0. What does one have to do to get SuSE 10.0 to print a text file on
this printer?

Mark