Admin Guide

User Guide

# See default printer
lpstat -d    # p sepcifies show printers, d reports the default printer
 
# See available printers
lpstat -p
 
# Single printer
lpstat -p [name]
 
# Show accepting state of prn
lpstat -a [name]
 
# See printer jobs
lpstat -o
 
# Communicate with a different cups (with example)
lpstat -h server -p
 
 
# Print a file to the printer
lp -d [name] [filename]
 
# The -o allows options to be passed to the printer
# print manipulation
lpr -P [name] -o landscape -o scaling=75 -o media=A4  -o sides=two-sided-long-edge  filename.jpg
# multiple copies
lpr -P [name] -#[num-copies] [filename]
# Double sided
lpr -o sides=two-sided-long-edge filename
lpr -o sides=two-sided-short-edge filename
# Page range
lpr -o page-ranges=1-4,7,9-12 filename
# N-Up (mupltiple pages per sheet
lpr -o number-up=2 filename ENTER