topic Re: condensed command line printing in Operating System - HP-UX

condensed command line printing

Nancy Long — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 21:06:50 GMT

What is the command for condensed landscaped printing? I'm trying to write a script and this is what I've tried. (One part of the script is to print the report.)

lp -ocondensed -olandscape -dhplj40001 /home/myfile.txt

The landscape part works but I can't get it to print condensed.

Re: condensed command line printing

Rodney Hills — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 21:10:03 GMT

lp -oc

see /usr/spool/lp/interface/model.orig/your.printer

-- Rod Hills

Re: condensed command line printing

Deshpande Prashant — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 21:22:03 GMT

Hi
Try
lp -oc -olandscape -d hplj40001 /home/myfile.txt

Thanks.
Prashant.

Re: condensed command line printing

Nancy Long — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 22:00:19 GMT

I don't want to be a pest... both of your answers helped me a lot. BUT, (I don't know how to describe this) I need to scrunch it up.. what should only take one page is taking two. It's condensing from right to left but not top to bottom. Instead of coming back at you again, could you tell me a resource where I can look this up, I can't find info on it in the man pages or my unix books? the -oc worked great... thank you.

Re: condensed command line printing

Rodney Hills — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 22:05:29 GMT

If you are trying to get 132 column 66 line text output, then use the following-

lp -oc -ohsi9 -ovsi5 -otl66 yourfile

man net_lj4x

can tell you alot (a whole lot) on the options available for LaserJet printing.

-- Rod Hills

Re: condensed command line printing

Rodney Hills — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 22:06:50 GMT

oh and
-olandscape

:)

-- Rod Hills

Re: condensed command line printing

Jeff Schussele — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 22:12:48 GMT

Nancy,

Then you want something like

lp -o lpi=8 (6 lines per inch is default)

This value may be limited by the printer interface int the model dir.

HTH,
Jeff

Re: condensed command line printing

Deshpande Prashant — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 22:28:23 GMT

Hi
Try man net_ljx000
If your printer prints banner, options might be seen on banner.

To compress length use
#lp -oc -olandscape -olpi12 -d PRINTER

The value for lpi can be 6,12,16,24,48

Thanks.
Prashant Deshpande.