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it_services:mf:printing_cmdline [2014/09/17 15:51] florido created |
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<code:bash>lpr file.ps</code> | <code:bash>lpr file.ps</code> | ||
- | To print to another printer (newprinter in this example) use | + | To print to another printer (copy_n in this example) use |
- | <code:bash>lpr -P newprinter file.ps</code> | + | <code:bash>lpr -P copy_n file.ps</code> |
==== See what is in the print queue ==== | ==== See what is in the print queue ==== | ||
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''ps2ps'' can do a lot of tricks on a postscript-file. It is used in the background of the printing system to handle many of the options above, but can be used directly on a file. ''ps2ps'' can sometimes be used to "clean up" ps or eps files originating from other systems. | ''ps2ps'' can do a lot of tricks on a postscript-file. It is used in the background of the printing system to handle many of the options above, but can be used directly on a file. ''ps2ps'' can sometimes be used to "clean up" ps or eps files originating from other systems. | ||
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- | ''psbook'' is useful to rearrange the pages in a ps-file in such a way that when printed, you can fold the papers around the middle, and you have got a book. Or at least a booklet. Se <code:bash>man psbook</code> for more information. | ||
''gv'' or ''ghostview'', is the number one program to check a ps-file before printing it. It can save many trees -- but nowadays you're used to this. | ''gv'' or ''ghostview'', is the number one program to check a ps-file before printing it. It can save many trees -- but nowadays you're used to this. |