The instance, which is always the printer name, a slash, and the The -p printer/instance option provides the name of Lpoptions -p printer/instance -o name=value. Lpoptions command to create a printer instance: Of a printer that have certain options associated with them. Printer instances are, as their name implies, copies Saved options are supported in CUPS through printer Printer-specific options are also available and can be The standard options are described in the ' Standard Printing Options' sectionīelow. The available printer options vary depending on the printer. Lpr -o landscape -o scaling=75 -o media=A4 filename.jpg Lp -o landscape -o scaling=75 -o media=A4 filename.jpg

The lp and lpr commands allow you to pass Need to change the options for a particular file you are Specifying Printer Optionsįor many types of files, the default printer options may be If the program does not provide any output, then nothing willīe queued for printing. Use it by default using the lpoptions(1) command:īoth the lp and lpr commands support printing If you normally use a particular printer, you can tell CUPS to List of printers, and the -d option reports the The -p option specifies that you want to see a Parallel, serial, or USB port, or available over the network. These printers can be attached to the local system via a Many systems will have more than one printer available to the

Whichever is most convenient! Type either of the followingĬommands to print a file to the default (or only) printer on the To print from inside your applications or at the command-line, Including text, PostScript, PDF, and image files. Printer-specific options that allow you to control how and whereĬUPS understands many different types of files directly, In addition, it supported a large number of standard and Command-Line Printing and Options Command-Line Printing and OptionsĬUPS provides both the System V ( lp(1)) and Berkeley ( lpr(1)) printing commands for printingįiles.

Set default printer command line