topic Re: Problem with LP command in Operating System - HP-UX

Problem with LP command

parolin franco — Wed, 16 Apr 2003 07:47:13 GMT

In a server N-class with HPUX11.00 if I print a document with /usr/bin/lp -dlpr1 -n 3 , the command ignore the number of copy and printing only 1 copy of document

Re: Problem with LP command

Leif Halvarsson_2 — Wed, 16 Apr 2003 08:25:28 GMT

Hi,
Which model script have you used when configuring this printer.

Re: Problem with LP command

Steve Steel — Wed, 16 Apr 2003 08:51:28 GMT

Hi

Be sure to use -n3 and not -n 3

lp(1) lp(1)

NAME
lp, lpalt, cancel - print/alter/cancel requests on an LP printer or
plotter

SYNOPSIS
lp [-c] [-ddest] [-m] [-nnumber] [-ooption] [-ppriority] [-s]
[-ttitle] [-w] [file ...]

The parser will see that as 1 copy

Steve Steel

Re: Problem with LP command

parolin franco — Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:27:56 GMT

I configure the printer with :

/usr/sbin/lpshut

/usr/sbin/lpadmin -p$STAMPANTE -v/dev/null -mrmodel -orc -ob3 -ocmrcmodel -osmrsmodel -orm$LPD_S -orp$LPD_Q

/usr/sbin/lpsched

/usr/bin/enable $STAMPANTE

/usr/sbin/accept $STAMPANTE

Re: Problem with LP command

Pete Randall — Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:32:36 GMT

I suspect the syntax you're using (as suggested by Steve). Make sure there is no space between the -n and the 3:

/usr/bin/lp -dlpr1 -n3

Pete

Re: Problem with LP command

parolin franco — Thu, 17 Apr 2003 05:45:48 GMT

I use the command /usr/bin/lp -dlpr1 -n3 without space between n and 3. But the number of copy printed is 1 .

Re: Problem with LP command

Thomas Schler_1 — Thu, 17 Apr 2003 08:11:38 GMT

Parolin,

as you showed, you configure a remote printer using rmodel as the model script. Looking at the model script rmodel the command rlp is used to send the file for printing to the remote printer. rlp(1M) does not show any option similar to -n of lp(1). Therefore, I guess, it is not possible to print several copies using one lp command.

Re: Problem with LP command

Bill Hassell — Thu, 17 Apr 2003 11:45:09 GMT

You can safely assume that most options are NEVER passed to remote print servers (-n -o etc). HP-UX is a SysV flavor of lp and options only work when the remote system is also HP-UX. Windows and other flavors of Unix will not see or understand these options.