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1.1       root        1: .TH xnsprint 1 Cornell
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                     13: .SH NAME
                     14: xnsprint -- Print an interpress master on a Xerox NS print server
                     15: .SH SYNOPSIS
                     16: xnsprint [options] file1 ... filen
                     17: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     18: .I Xnsprint 
                     19: delivers each interpress master in \*(lqfile1\*(rq through \*(lqfilen\*(rq
                     20: to a Xerox Network Systems
                     21: print server for formatting and printing.  
                     22: .I Xnsprint 
                     23: first requests status
                     24: information from the print server, and delays actually sending the file until
                     25: the server's spooler is available.  Unless the -q flag is specified, the printer
                     26: status information recieved will be written to standard out.
                     27: .PP
                     28: The possible options are:
                     29: .TP
                     30: .BI -c \ n
                     31: Causes
                     32: .I n
                     33: copies of the output to be printed.  The default is 1.
                     34: .TP
                     35: .BI -n \ name
                     36: Sets the delivery address of your output (the \*(lqFor\*(rq field on the
                     37: cover sheet) to
                     38: .IR name .
                     39: The default is your full name as recorded in the gecos field of the password
                     40: file (\*(lq/etc/passwd\*(rq).
                     41: .TP
                     42: .BI -b \ banner
                     43: Uses
                     44: .I banner
                     45: to label the output.  It will appear on the cover page on the line labeled
                     46: \*(lqDocument\*(rq.  The default is the name of the input file.
                     47: .TP
                     48: .BI -P \ printer
                     49: Delivers the interpress master to
                     50: .IR printer ,
                     51: where 
                     52: .I printer
                     53: is the Clearinghouse name of the print server.
                     54: If no printer is specified, the first printing service listed in the local
                     55: clearinghouse domain will be used.
                     56: .TP
                     57: .B -r
                     58: Causes 
                     59: .I xnsprint
                     60: to unlink the input file after delivery to the print server.
                     61: .TP
                     62: .B -q
                     63: Causes
                     64: .I xnsprint
                     65: to be quiet about printer status and file delivery.  Messages indicating that
                     66: the printer needs human attention will still be displayed.
                     67: .SH FILES
                     68: /etc/passwd    for user names
                     69: /usr/new/lib/xnscourier/clearinghouse.addresses        for clearinghouse information
                     70: .SH NOTES
                     71: .I Xnsprint
                     72: may also be used as a printing filter by the lpr spooling system.  If used
                     73: in this manner, the (otherwise undocumented)
                     74: .BI -a logfile
                     75: switch may be used to direct log output to a particular file.
                     76: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     77: maha(1), dipress(1)
                     78: .PP
                     79: Interpress Electronic Printing Standard, \s8XSIS\s0 048404
                     80: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
                     81: Various messages stating that the printer is unavailable or needs some kind
                     82: of attention.
                     83: .PP
                     84: Returns a status of 0 on success, 1 or 2 to indicate a temporary error from 
                     85: which the appropriate recovery is to continue retrying, and 3 to indicate
                     86: serious errors which can not be recovered by retrying.
                     87: .SH BUGS
                     88: The printer claims that it \*(lqNeeds Key Operator\*(rq when it is really just
                     89: warming up.
                     90: .PP
                     91: .SH AUTHORS
                     92: JQ Johnson and Bill Nesheim
                     93: .PP

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