Unix Script for changing printer to Landscape

[alana duvall_1]

How can I write a Unix Script to change Orientation of a printer and font size. I am using a HP8100. Currently I have to manually change the default settings on the Printer whenever I want to print from the UNIX command line. Then change them back when I'm done printing.

Thanks for your input

[John Poff · Accepted solution]

Tony,

I do it with a switch for lp:

lp -dPRINTER -o landscape print_file

I can also do legal paper that way:

lp -dPRINTER -o landscape -o legal another_print_file

[Alan Riggs]

You just need to supply the command line options to lp that you wish. These will be specified in teh model script: /etc/lp/interface/ for local printers, /etc/lp/interface/model.orig/ for network printers. Generally, -landscape is the HP printer option for landscape mode.

lp -d -o landscape FILE

[alana duvall_1]

Thanks it worked. But how do you change font size?

[Jordan Bean]

`lp -d -ooptions` should tell you what formatting options are supported by the interface script.

[Alan Riggs]

font varies from printer to printer (including what pitches the printer can render).

You might try
-ofp10
-ofp12
-o10
-o12