Problem with LP command

[parolin franco]

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

[Leif Halvarsson_2]

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

[Steve Steel]

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

[parolin franco]

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

[Pete Randall]

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

[parolin franco]

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

[Thomas Schler_1 · Accepted solution]

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.

[Bill Hassell]

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.