lpr - print files
lpr [ -E ] [ -H server[:port] ] [ -U username ] [ -P destina- tion[/instance] ] [ -# num-copies [ -h ] [ -l ] [ -m ] [ -o option[=value] ] [ -p ] [ -q ] [ -r ] [ -C title ] [ -J title ] [ -T title ] [ file(s) ]
lpr(1) Apple Inc. lpr(1)
NAME
lpr - print files
SYNOPSIS
lpr [ -E ] [ -H server[:port] ] [ -U username ] [ -P destina-
tion[/instance] ] [ -# num-copies [ -h ] [ -l ] [ -m ] [ -o
option[=value] ] [ -p ] [ -q ] [ -r ] [ -C title ] [ -J title ] [ -T
title ] [ file(s) ]
DESCRIPTION
lpr submits files for printing. Files named on the command line are
sent to the named printer or the default destination if no destination
is specified. If no files are listed on the command-line, lpr reads
the print file from the standard input.
THE DEFAULT DESTINATION
CUPS provides many ways to set the default destination. The LPDEST and
PRINTER environment variables are consulted first. If neither are set,
the current default set using the lpoptions(1) command is used, fol-
lowed by the default set using the lpadmin(8) command.
OPTIONS
The following options are recognized by lpr:
-E Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
-H server[:port]
Specifies an alternate server.
-C "name"
-J "name"
-T "name"
Sets the job name/title.
-P destination[/instance]
Prints files to the named printer.
-U username
Specifies an alternate username.
-# copies
Sets the number of copies to print.
-h Disables banner printing. This option is equivalent to -o
job-sheets=none.
-l Specifies that the print file is already formatted for the desti-
nation and should be sent without filtering. This option is
equivalent to -o raw.
-m Send an email on job completion.
-o option[=value]
Sets a job option. See "COMMON JOB OPTIONS" below.
-p Specifies that the print file should be formatted with a shaded
header with the date, time, job name, and page number. This
option is equivalent to -o prettyprint and is only useful when
printing text files.
-q Hold job for printing.
-r Specifies that the named print files should be deleted after sub-
mitting them.
COMMON JOB OPTIONS
Aside from the printer-specific options reported by the lpoptions(1)
command, the following generic options are available:
-o job-sheets=name
Prints a cover page (banner) with the document. The "name" can be
"classified", "confidential", "secret", "standard", "topsecret",
or "unclassified".
-o media=size
Sets the page size to size. Most printers support at least the
size names "a4", "letter", and "legal".
-o number-up={2|4|6|9|16}
Prints 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16 document (input) pages on each output
page.
-o orientation-requested=4
Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees counter-clock-
wise).
-o orientation-requested=5
Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees clockwise).
-o orientation-requested=6
Prints the job in reverse portrait (rotated 180 degrees).
-o print-quality=3
-o print-quality=4
-o print-quality=5
Specifies the output quality - draft (3), normal (4), or best (5).
-o sides=one-sided
Prints on one side of the paper.
-o sides=two-sided-long-edge
Prints on both sides of the paper for portrait output.
-o sides=two-sided-short-edge
Prints on both sides of the paper for landscape output.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+------------------+
|Availability | print/cups |
+---------------+------------------+
|Stability | Volatile |
+---------------+------------------+
NOTES
The -c, -d, -f, -g, -i, -n, -t, -v, and -w options are not supported by
CUPS and produce a warning message if used.
Source code for open source software components in Oracle Solaris can
be found at https://www.oracle.com/downloads/opensource/solaris-source-
code-downloads.html.
This software was built from source available at
https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland. The original community
source was downloaded from https://github.com/apple/cups/ar-
chive/v2.3.3.zip.
Further information about this software can be found on the open source
community website at http://www.cups.org/.
EXAMPLES
Print two copies of a document to the default printer:
lpr -# 2 filename
Print a double-sided legal document to a printer called "foo":
lpr -P foo -o media=legal -o sides=two-sided-long-edge filename
Print a presentation document 2-up to a printer called "foo":
lpr -P foo -o number-up=2 filename
SEE ALSO
cancel(1), lp(1), lpadmin(8), lpoptions(1), lpq(1), lprm(1), lpstat(1),
CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2007-2019 by Apple Inc.
26 April 2019 CUPS lpr(1)