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                     18: .NH 1
                     19: Overview
                     20: .PP
                     21: The line printer system supports:
                     22: .IP \(bu 3
                     23: multiple printers,
                     24: .IP \(bu 3
                     25: multiple spooling queues,
                     26: .IP \(bu 3
                     27: both local and remote
                     28: printers, and
                     29: .IP \(bu 3
                     30: printers attached via serial lines that require
                     31: line initialization such as the baud rate.
                     32: .LP
                     33: Raster output devices
                     34: such as a Varian or Versatec, and laser printers such as an Imagen,
                     35: are also supported by the line printer system.
                     36: .PP
                     37: The line printer system consists mainly of the
                     38: following files and commands:
                     39: .DS
                     40: .TS
                     41: l l.
                     42: /etc/printcap  printer configuration and capability data base
                     43: /usr/lib/lpd   line printer daemon, does all the real work
                     44: /usr/ucb/lpr   program to enter a job in a printer queue
                     45: /usr/ucb/lpq   spooling queue examination program
                     46: /usr/ucb/lprm  program to delete jobs from a queue
                     47: /etc/lpc       program to administer printers and spooling queues
                     48: /dev/printer   socket on which lpd listens
                     49: .TE
                     50: .DE
                     51: The file /etc/printcap is a master data base describing line
                     52: printers directly attached to a machine and, also, printers
                     53: accessible across a network. The manual page entry
                     54: .IR printcap (5)
                     55: provides the authoritative definition of
                     56: the format of this data base, as well as
                     57: specifying default values for important items
                     58: such as the directory in which spooling is performed.
                     59: This document introduces some of the
                     60: information that may be placed
                     61: .IR printcap .

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