Defining Command line options for Printing

[rmueller58]

I am wandering anyone knows if there is a way to define the printer options in the users environment..

I am using the
export LPDEST= in the .profile

We want to default in the LP command options of
-oc -ovsi7.27..

Anyone that may have an idea about defining the command options in the .profile I would appreciate it..

[V. V. Ravi Kumar_1 · Accepted solution]

hi,

use alias in the .profile
alias lp="lp -oc"

when u say lp it takes all the options in the alias

regds

[rmueller58]

Ravi .. I get the following error when logging in as user..


lp alias not found
${HOME:-.}/.profile[31]: =lp -oc -ovsi7.27: invalid alias name
mabresna:

[V. V. Ravi Kumar_1]

hi,

have u used " " marks
try again
regds

[V. V. Ravi Kumar_1]

again,

there should not be any space before or after =
alias lp="lp -oc"

regds

[rmueller58]

That did it.. Thanks again Ravi.. You saved me again!!

[rmueller58]

I had to correct some syntax,

the way I made it work was as follows:


export DEST=esucoohphplj
export arg1=-oc
export arg2=-ovsi7.27
export LPDEST=$DEST" "$arg1" "$arg2

[rmueller58]

Syntax that does work:

export DEST=esucoohphplj
export arg1=-oc
export arg2=-ovsi7.27
export LPDEST=$DEST" "$arg1" "$arg2