PAPI Print Commands

The Free Standards Group (FSG) Open Printing API (PAPI) commands replace several commonly used print commands, which include the following:

• cancel(1)

• disable(1)

• enable(1)

• lp(1)

• lpstat(1)

• lpc(1B)

• lpq(1B)

• lpr(1B)

• lprm(1B)

• accept(1M)

• lpmove(1M)

• reject(1M)

The implementations of the Open Printing API commands are layered on top of the Free Standards Group Open Printing API in the Solaris OS. This implementation enables the commands to run on top of multiple protocols or services.

Some advantages of the new print command implementations include the following:

• Improved consistency between desktop applications and command-line interfaces

• Multiple print protocols and service support from the command line

• Internet Print Protocol (IPP) client-side support for improved interoperability with Linux, Mac OS X, and other IPP-based print services

• Enhanced remote capability and data when using IPP between print client and server

• The capability to disable network services and retain access to local printers

For more information about the PAPI print commands, see the following:

• How the PAPI Is Implemented in the Solaris OS in System Administration Guide: Solaris Printing

• OpenSolaris Printing Community web pages at http://opensolaris.org/os/community/printing/projects/papi_client_commands/