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NAME

       lpf - general printer filter

SYNOPSIS

       lpf    -Pprinter   -wwidth   -llength   -xwidth   -ylength   [   -c   ]
       -Kcontrolfilename -Lbnrname [ -iindent ] [ -Zoptions ] [  -Cclass  ]  [
       -Jjob  ]  [  -Raccntname  ]  -nlogin  -hHost  -Fformat [ -T[crlf,debug]
       -Dlevel ] [ affile ]

DESCRIPTION

       Lpf is a general printer filter. Usually it is used as  filter  in  the
       printcap  file  and  is called by lpd.  The -Tcrlf option will suppress
       translation of LF to CR/LF pairs.  The -Tdebug  option  will  increment
       the debug level.

       The following options passes lpd by default:

       -Pprinter
            The name of the printer.

       -wwidth
            The page width in chars, as given in the :pw field in the printcap
            file

       -llength
            The page length in lines,  as  given  in  the  :pl  field  in  the
            printcap file

       -xwidth
            The  page  width  in  pixels,  as  given  in  the :px field in the
            printcap file

       -ylength
            The page length in pixels, as  given  in  the  :py  field  in  the
            printcap file

       -Kcontrolfilename
            The name of the control file.

       -Lbnrname
            The banner name.  This is set by the lpr -T option.

       -nlogin
            The user login name.

       -hHost
            The host where the job was submitted.

       -Fformat
            The job format from the lpr -F option or other option.

       These options are optionally set by lpd:

       -Zoptions
            Extra  options. They are passed from the -Z parameter given on the
            lpr command command line and can be interpreted by the filter.

       These remaining options can  be  added  to  the  filter  entry  in  the
       printcap file:

       -c   ignore  control characters, set by lpr -b (binary) or -l (literal)
            options.

       -iindent
            The indentation amount, set by lpr -i indent option.

       -Cclass
            The class name, set by lpr -C class option.

       -Jjob
            The job name, set by lpr -J job option.

       -Raccntname
            The name of the accounting file, from printcap information.

       -Dlevel
            Sets debug level. The level must be an integer,  a  nonzero  value
            switches debugging on.

       -Tcrlf
            Turn LF to CR/LF translation off.

       -Tdebug
            Increment the debug level.

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned:

       zero (0)       Successful completion.

       non-zero (!=0) An error occurred.

FILES

       The  files used by LPRng are set by values in the printer configuration
       file.  The following are a commonly used set of default values.
       //etc/lprng/lpd.conf                         LPRng configuration file
       ${HOME}/.printcap                            user printer description file
       //etc/printcap                               printer description file
       //etc/lprng/lpd.perms                        permissions
       /var/run/lprng/lpd                           lock file for queue control
       /var/spool/lpd                               spool directories
       /var/spool/lpd/QUEUE/control                 queue control
       /var/spool/lpd/QUEUE/log                     trace or debug log file
       /var/spool/lpd/QUEUE/acct                    accounting file
       /var/spool/lpd/QUEUE/status                  status file

SEE ALSO

       lpd.conf(5), lpc(8),  lpd(8),  lpr(1),  lpq(1),  lprm(1),  printcap(5),
       lpd.perms(5), pr(1), lprng_certs(1), lprng_index_certs(1).

AUTHOR

       Patrick Powell <papowell@lprng.com>.

DIAGNOSTICS

       Most  of the diagnostics are self explanatory.  If you are puzzled over
       the exact cause of failure, set the debugging level on  (-D5)  and  run
       again.   The  debugging information will help you to pinpoint the exact
       cause of failure.

HISTORY

       LPRng is a enhanced printer spooler system with  functionality  similar
       to  the  Berkeley  LPR  software.   The LPRng developer mailing list is
       lprng-devel@lists.sourceforge.net;      subscribe      by      visiting
       https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lprng-devel   or   sending
       mail to lprng-request@lists.sourceforge.net with the word subscribe  in
       the body.
       The software is available via http://lprng.sourceforge.net