How to Add a Printer Description by Using LP Print Commands

1. Log in as superuser, lp, or assume an equivalent role on the print server.

2. Add a printer description.

   # lpadmin -p printer-name -D "comment"

   -p printer-name

   Specifies the name of the printer for which you are adding a description.

   -D "comment"

   Specifies the characteristics of the printer, such as the location or administrative contact. Enclose characters that the shell might interpret, such as *, ?, \, !, ^, in single quotation marks.

   For more information, see the lpadmin(1M) man page.

3. Verify that the Description information is correct.

   # lpstat -p printer-name -l

Example 5–5 Adding a Printer Description

The following example shows how to add a printer description for the printer luna.

# lpadmin -p luna -D "Nathans office"