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From: W Marshall <ywmarshall@delphi.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: How does one print postscript correctly via lpr?????
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 97 23:27:55 -0500
Organization: Delphi (info@delphi.com email, 800-695-4005 voice)
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Bob Keys <rdkeys@unity.ncsu.edu> writes:
>I have been trying to get a postscript printer hooked up on lpt0
>(common occurrance, right?????).
>
>Cat filename.ps > /dev/lpt0 prints things just fine from root.
>
>Lpr filename.ps flushes prints in the printer buffer,
> regardless of who is printing.
>
I'm no expert, but I think you need to set up a filter
for your postscript printer anyway, even though it just
cats the file from stdin to stdout.
My own postscript printer filter is simply:
#!/usr/bin/perl
while ($_ = <STDIN>)
print $_
}
Of course the filter is referenced by the :if field
of the postscript printcap entry.
W. Marshall
just cats