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1.1 ! root 1: .TH POSTIO 1 "DWB 3.2" ! 2: .SH NAME ! 3: .B postio ! 4: \- serial interface for PostScript printers ! 5: .SH SYNOPSIS ! 6: \*(mBpostio\f1 ! 7: .OP \-l line ! 8: .OP "" options [] ! 9: .OP "" files [] ! 10: .SH DESCRIPTION ! 11: .B postio ! 12: sends ! 13: .I files ! 14: to the PostScript printer attached to ! 15: .IR line . ! 16: If no ! 17: .I files ! 18: are specified the standard input is sent. ! 19: The first group of ! 20: .I options ! 21: should be sufficient for most applications: ! 22: .TP 0.75i ! 23: .OP \-b speed ! 24: Transmit data over ! 25: .I line ! 26: at baud rate ! 27: .I speed. ! 28: Recognized baud rates are 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, and 19200. ! 29: The default ! 30: .I speed ! 31: is 9600 baud. ! 32: .TP ! 33: .OP \-c ! 34: Do not send ! 35: .MR ^C s ! 36: (interrupts) to the printer, ! 37: which means ! 38: .B postio ! 39: does not force a busy printer into the idle state. ! 40: .TP ! 41: .OP \-l line ! 42: Connect to printer attached to ! 43: .IR line . ! 44: In most cases there is no default and ! 45: .B postio ! 46: must be able to read and write ! 47: .IR line . ! 48: If ! 49: .I line ! 50: does not begin with ! 51: .MW / ! 52: it is treated as a Datakit destination. ! 53: .TP ! 54: .OP \-q ! 55: Prevents status queries while ! 56: .I files ! 57: are being sent to the printer. ! 58: When status queries are disabled a dummy message is appended ! 59: to the log file before each block is transmitted. ! 60: .TP ! 61: .OP \-B num ! 62: Set internal buffer size for reading and writing ! 63: .I files ! 64: to ! 65: .I num ! 66: bytes ! 67: (default is 2048 bytes). ! 68: .TP ! 69: .OP \-D ! 70: Enable debug mode. ! 71: Guarantees that everything read on ! 72: .I line ! 73: will be added to the log file (standard error by default). ! 74: .TP ! 75: .OP \-L file ! 76: Data received on ! 77: .I line ! 78: gets put in ! 79: .IR file . ! 80: The default log ! 81: .I file ! 82: is standard error. ! 83: Printer or status messages that do not indicate a change in state ! 84: are not normally written to ! 85: .I file ! 86: but can be forced out using the ! 87: .OP \-D ! 88: option. ! 89: .TP ! 90: .OP \-P string ! 91: Send ! 92: .I string ! 93: to the printer before any of the input files. ! 94: The default ! 95: .I string ! 96: is simple PostScript code that disables timeouts. ! 97: .TP ! 98: .OP \-R num ! 99: Run ! 100: .B postio ! 101: as a single process if ! 102: .I num ! 103: is 1 or as separate read and write processes if ! 104: .I num ! 105: is 2. ! 106: By default ! 107: .B postio ! 108: runs as a single process. ! 109: .PP ! 110: The next two ! 111: .I options ! 112: are provided for users who expect to run ! 113: .B postio ! 114: on their own. ! 115: Neither is suitable for use in spooler interface ! 116: programs: ! 117: .TP 0.35i ! 118: .OP \-i ! 119: Run the program in interactive mode. ! 120: Any ! 121: .I files ! 122: are sent first and followed by the standard input. ! 123: Forces separate read and write processes ! 124: and overrides many other options. ! 125: To exit interactive mode use your interrupt or quit character. ! 126: To get a friendly interactive connection with the printer type ! 127: .MW executive ! 128: on a line by itself. ! 129: .TP ! 130: .OP \-t ! 131: Data received on ! 132: .I line ! 133: and not recognized as printer or status information is written to ! 134: the standard output. ! 135: Forces separate read and write processes. ! 136: Convenient if you have a PostScript program that ! 137: will be returning useful data to the host. ! 138: .PP ! 139: The last option is not generally recommended and should only ! 140: be used if all else fails to provide a reliable connection: ! 141: .TP 0.35i ! 142: .OP \-S ! 143: Slow the transmission of data to the printer. ! 144: Severely limits throughput, runs as a single process, ! 145: disables the ! 146: .OP \-q ! 147: option, limits the internal buffer size to 1024 bytes, ! 148: can use an excessive amount of ! 149: .SM CPU ! 150: time, and does nothing in interactive mode. ! 151: .PP ! 152: Best performance is usually obtained by using ! 153: a large internal buffer ! 154: .OP -B "" ) ( ! 155: and by running the program as separate read and write processes ! 156: .OP \-R2 "" ). ( ! 157: Inability to fork the additional process causes ! 158: .B postio ! 159: to continue as a single read/write process. ! 160: When one process is used, only data sent to the printer is flow-controlled. ! 161: .PP ! 162: The options are not all mutually exclusive. ! 163: The ! 164: .OP \-i ! 165: option always wins, selecting its own settings for whatever is ! 166: needed to run interactive mode, independent of anything else ! 167: found on the command line. ! 168: Interactive mode runs as separate read and write processes ! 169: and few of the other ! 170: .I options ! 171: accomplish anything in the presence of the ! 172: .OP \-i ! 173: option. ! 174: The ! 175: .OP \-t ! 176: option needs a reliable two way connection to the printer and ! 177: therefore tries to force separate read and write processes. ! 178: The ! 179: .OP \-S ! 180: option relies on the status query mechanism, so ! 181: .OP \-q ! 182: is disabled and the program runs as a single process. ! 183: .PP ! 184: In most cases ! 185: .B postio ! 186: starts by making a connection to ! 187: .I line ! 188: and then attempts to force the printer into the ! 189: .SM IDLE ! 190: state by sending an appropriate sequence of ! 191: .MW ^T ! 192: (status query), ! 193: .MW ^C ! 194: (interrupt), and ! 195: .MW ^D ! 196: (end of job) characters. ! 197: When the printer goes ! 198: .SM IDLE ! 199: .I files ! 200: are transmitted along with an occasional ! 201: .MW ^T ! 202: (unless the ! 203: .OP \-q ! 204: option was used). ! 205: After all the ! 206: .I files ! 207: are sent the program waits until it is reasonably sure the ! 208: job is complete. ! 209: Printer generated error messages received at any time ! 210: except while establishing the initial connection ! 211: (or when running interactive mode) cause ! 212: .B postio ! 213: to exit with a non-zero status. ! 214: In addition to being added to the log file, printer error messages ! 215: are also echoed to standard error. ! 216: .SH EXAMPLES ! 217: Run as a single process at 9600 baud and send ! 218: .I file1 ! 219: and ! 220: .I file2 ! 221: to the printer attached to ! 222: .MR /dev/tty01 : ! 223: .EX ! 224: postio -l /dev/tty01 \f2file1 file2 ! 225: .EE ! 226: Same as above except two processes are used, ! 227: the internal buffer is set to 4096 bytes, ! 228: and data returned by the printer gets put in file ! 229: .MR log : ! 230: .EX ! 231: postio -R2 -B4096 -l/dev/tty01 -Llog \f2file1 file2 ! 232: .EE ! 233: Establish an interactive connection with the printer at Datakit ! 234: destination ! 235: .MR my/printer : ! 236: .EX ! 237: postio -i -l my/printer ! 238: .EE ! 239: Send file ! 240: .MW program ! 241: to the printer connected to ! 242: .MR /dev/tty22 , ! 243: recover any data in file ! 244: .MR results , ! 245: and put log messages in file ! 246: .MR log : ! 247: .EX ! 248: postio -t -l /dev/tty22 -L log program >results ! 249: .EE ! 250: .SH DIAGNOSTICS ! 251: A 0 exit status is returned if the files ran successfully. ! 252: System errors (e.g., ``can't open the line'') set the low order ! 253: bit in the exit status, while PostScript errors set bit 1. ! 254: An exit status of 2 usually means the printer ! 255: detected a PostScript error in the input ! 256: .IR files . ! 257: .SH WARNINGS ! 258: .PP ! 259: The input ! 260: .I files ! 261: are handled as a single PostScript job. ! 262: Sending several different jobs, each with their own internal ! 263: end of job mark ! 264: .RM ( ^D ) ! 265: is not guaranteed to work properly. ! 266: .B postio ! 267: may quit before all the jobs have completed and could be restarted ! 268: before the last one finishes. ! 269: .PP ! 270: All the capabilities described above may not be available on every ! 271: machine or even across the different versions of ! 272: .SM UNIX ! 273: that are currently supported by the program. ! 274: For example, the code needed to connect to a Datakit destination may only ! 275: work on System\ V and may require that the ! 276: .SM DKHOST ! 277: software package be available at compile time. ! 278: .PP ! 279: There may be no default ! 280: .I line ! 281: so using ! 282: .OP \-l ! 283: option is strongly recommended. ! 284: If omitted ! 285: .B postio ! 286: may attempt to connect to the printer using the standard output. ! 287: If Datakit is involved the ! 288: .OP \-b ! 289: may be ineffective and attempts by ! 290: .B postio ! 291: to flow control data in both directions may not work. ! 292: The ! 293: .OP \-q ! 294: option can help if the printer is connected to \s-1RADIAN\s+1. ! 295: The ! 296: .OP \-S ! 297: option is not generally recommended and should only be used if ! 298: all else fails to establish a reliable connection. ! 299: .SH SEE ALSO ! 300: .BR buildtables (1), ! 301: .BR dpost (1), ! 302: .BR postdaisy (1), ! 303: .BR postdmd (1), ! 304: .BR postmd (1), ! 305: .BR postprint (1), ! 306: .BR postreverse (1), ! 307: .BR posttek (1), ! 308: .BR printfont (1)
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