Printer Description

You can assign a description to a printer by using the lpadmin -D command or Printer Manager. The description you assign a printer should contain information that will help users identify the printer. You might include the room number where the printer is located, the type of printer, the manufacturer, or the name of the person to call if there are printing problems.

After you set a printer description, users can then look at the description by using the following command:

% lpstat -D -p printer