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From: rob@viking.sheridanc.on.ca (Rob Naccarato)
Subject: Re: BSDI and Printers
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Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 01:53:17 GMT
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J Wunsch (j@ida.interface-business.de) wrote:
: christie@dragon.achilles.net (Tate Christie) writes:

: > I have a dot-matrix on lp0 and when I try
: > 
: > ls -l | /dev/lp0
: > 
: > I get a permission denied - I am doing this as root

: What do you expect from executing a printer? :-)

: ls -l > /dev/lp0

How's about:

ls -l | lpr

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Rob Naccarato
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