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1.1     ! root        1: .TH PRINTCAP 5 "18 July 1983"
        !             2: .UC 4
        !             3: .ad
        !             4: .SH NAME
        !             5: printcap \- printer capability data base
        !             6: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             7: /etc/printcap
        !             8: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !             9: .I Printcap
        !            10: is a simplified version of the
        !            11: .IR termcap (5)
        !            12: data base
        !            13: used to describe line printers.  The spooling system accesses the
        !            14: .I printcap
        !            15: file every time it is used, allowing dynamic
        !            16: addition and deletion of printers.  Each entry in the data base
        !            17: is used to describe one printer.  This data base may not be
        !            18: substituted for, as is possible for 
        !            19: .IR termcap ,
        !            20: because it may allow accounting to be bypassed.
        !            21: .PP
        !            22: The default printer is normally 
        !            23: .IR lp ,
        !            24: though the environment variable PRINTER
        !            25: may be used to override this.  Each spooling utility supports an option,
        !            26: .BI \-P printer,
        !            27: to allow explicit naming of a destination printer.
        !            28: .PP
        !            29: Refer to the
        !            30: .ul
        !            31: 4.2BSD Line Printer Spooler Manual
        !            32: for a complete discussion on how setup the database for a given printer.
        !            33: .SH CAPABILITIES
        !            34: Refer to
        !            35: .I termcap
        !            36: for a description of the file layout.
        !            37: .nf
        !            38: 
        !            39: .ta \w'k0-k9  'u +\w'Type  'u +\w'``/usr/spool/lpd\'\'  'u
        !            40: \fBName        Type    Default Description\fR
        !            41: af     str     NULL    name of accounting file
        !            42: br     num     none    if lp is a tty, set the baud rate 
        !            43:                        (ioctl call)
        !            44: cf     str     NULL    cifplot data filter
        !            45: df     str     NULL    tex data filter (DVI format)
        !            46: fc     num     0       if lp is a tty clear flag bits (sgtty.h)
        !            47: ff     str     ``\ef'' string to send for a form feed
        !            48: fo     bool    false   print a form feed when device is opened
        !            49: fs     num     0       like `fc' but set bits
        !            50: gf     str     NULL    graph data filter (plot (3X) format)
        !            51: ic     bool    false   driver supports (non standard) ioctl 
        !            52:                        to indent printout
        !            53: if     str     NULL    name of text filter which does accounting
        !            54: lf     str     ``/dev/console''        error logging file name
        !            55: lo     str     ``lock''        name of lock file
        !            56: lp     str     ``/dev/lp''     device name to open for output
        !            57: mx     num     1000    maximum file size (in BUFSIZ blocks), 
        !            58:                        zero = unlimited
        !            59: nd     str     NULL    next directory for list of queues 
        !            60:                        (unimplemented)
        !            61: nf     str     NULL    ditroff data filter 
        !            62:                        (device independent troff)
        !            63: of     str     NULL    name of output filtering program
        !            64: pl     num     66      page length (in lines)
        !            65: pw     num     132     page width (in characters)
        !            66: px     num     0       page width in pixels (horizontal)
        !            67: py     num     0       page length in pixels (vertical)
        !            68: rf     str     NULL    filter for printing FORTRAN style 
        !            69:                        text files
        !            70: rm     str     NULL    machine name for remote printer
        !            71: rp     str     ``lp''  remote printer name argument
        !            72: rs     bool    false   restrict remote users to those with 
        !            73:                        local accounts
        !            74: rw     bool    false   open the printer device for reading 
        !            75:                        and writing
        !            76: sb     bool    false   short banner (one line only)
        !            77: sc     bool    false   suppress multiple copies
        !            78: sd     str     ``/usr/spool/lpd''      spool directory
        !            79: sf     bool    false   suppress form feeds
        !            80: sh     bool    false   suppress printing of burst page header
        !            81: st     str     ``status''      status file name
        !            82: tf     str     NULL    troff data filter (cat phototypesetter)
        !            83: tr     str     NULL    trailer string to print when queue 
        !            84:                        empties
        !            85: vf     str     NULL    raster image filter
        !            86: xc     num     0       if lp is a tty, clear local mode bits 
        !            87:                        (tty (4))
        !            88: xs     num     0       like `xc' but set bits
        !            89: .fi
        !            90: .PP
        !            91: Error messages sent to the console have a carriage return and a line
        !            92: feed appended to them, rather than just a line feed.
        !            93: .PP
        !            94: If the local line printer driver supports indentation, the daemon
        !            95: must understand how to invoke it.
        !            96: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            97: termcap(5),
        !            98: lpc(8),
        !            99: lpd(8),
        !           100: pac(8),
        !           101: lpr(1),
        !           102: lpq(1),
        !           103: lprm(1)
        !           104: .br
        !           105: .ul
        !           106: 4.2BSD Line Printer Spooler Manual

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