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Re: [SLE] Printing to an HP Deskjet 870 in 10.0
  • From: Mark Hounschell <markh@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 15:02:37 +0000 (UTC)
  • Message-id: <436F6C8E.8080900@xxxxxxxxxx>
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


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