How to print in landscape format using 'lp' command

[Marko_3]

Dear all

How can I print my document via 'lp' command to a laser printer and the output is in landscape format?

If this is not possible, do I have to embed control characters at the top of the document to force the printer to print the subsequent in landscape format? How is the control character like?

Thanks in advance

[Denver Osborn]

Try using lp -dprinter_name -olandscape

[Dyi-Wu Liu_1]

Have a try on this to print out the /etc/issue
file in landscape mode

$ lp -olandscape /etc/issue

:-)

[federico_3]

Insert the following alias in your .profile :

alias lpl="lp -d printer-name -olandscape"

this way when you need to printer in landscape format you can use:
lpl file

federico

[Stefan Schulz]

the -olandscape is the right modifyer. If thsi doesn't work you have probably your printer as a "raw" printer.

In this case all -o options are ignored and you have to use control characters at the top of the document.

Consult your printermanual for a reference of these characters. They depend on make and model of your printer.

Regards Stefan

[rbiorn]

Some years ago I made two scripts to handle "raw"-printers (landpr and portpr). The script landpr is attached.
The script also prints a header with date, username, hostname, filename and pagenr.
Read the script, and you can easily make a similar script for the port-orientation.

Syntax: landpr
To print the result of a command the syntax is:
| landpr

Have a nice day!
Ragnar

[Bill McNAMARA_2]

for general safe keeping... on the related topic:
DO THIS:

ioscan -fnk| lp -onb -o12 -olandscape

-onb (no banner) --- you're root

-o12 (font size 12 - depends on printer)

-olandscape (note NO spaces)