lprsetup.dat, lprsetup - Printer configuration files
(from /etc/lprsetup.dat) Model_Name|alias:
:PN=Model_Name:\
:printcap_symbols:\
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:PD=\n\ printer description\n\n:
(from /usr/lbin/lprsetup/*.lpd) printer:
:PN=Model_Name:\
:printcap_symbols:\
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:PD=\n\ printer description\n\n:
The lprsetup.dat file contains configuration data for all
printers supported by Tru64 UNIX that have special options
such as duplex printing. This file is generated automatically
from individual printer configuration files (*.lpd)
located in /usr/lbin/lprsetup when Tru64 UNIX is installed
and upgraded automatically when subsequent operating system
updates are installed.
When you run the Printer Configuration (printconfig)
graphical user interface, the lprsetup program, or the
SysMan utilities to configure a printer, you are prompted
to enter the name of a configuration data set for the
printer that you want to install. The configuration program
then reads the data set for the specified printer and
adds it to the /etc/printcap file. The lprsetup program
uses the printer configuration files in the
/usr/lbin/lprsetup directory instead of the
/etc/lprsetup.dat file.
The /etc/printcap file contains the runtime printer configuration
record. For example, the /usr/lbin directory
contains the filter files required for the printer. The
printer configuration data set specifies a path to the
appropriate filter and this path is set as a printcap flag
during printer installation and configuration.
Note
Do not edit the lprsetup.dat file. It is a system-owned
file that is updated regularly with new printer data sets
during each release of the operating system. If you edit
this file, it might not update correctly during subsequent
update installation procedures. You can update this file
by using the following command: # /usr/sbin/lprsetup -c
update
The lprsetup.dat file contains the following fields: The
string that identifies the device. This is usually similar
to the name of the printer on the casing, such as Digital
LN32 or Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5000. A list of flags
used to set printer characteristics in the /etc/printcap
file. The entry for each printer contains a number of
printcap_flag fields. Refer to printcap(4) for a description
of the printcap symbols. A short description of the
printer. One or more lines of text that provide a brief
description of the device and its capabilities.
Printer Description Files [Toc] [Back]
Printer description files are analogous to the printer
drivers distributed with a printer on diskette or CD-ROM.
The printer description files are located in the
/usr/lbin/lprsetup directory. The operating system ships
with a number of print filters which support the following
types of printer: Current model printers. Legacy model
printers. Specific third-party printers. Generic text
(line) printers. Generic ANSI printers. Generic EscapeP
printers. Generic PostScript Level 1 printers. Generic
PostScript Level 2 printers. Generic Pass-through nonfiltered
job support for printing files that were preformatted
by an application. Generic Remote support for network-based
printing to remote UNIX hosts, printers, and
print servers that support the RFC 1179 printing protocol.
Generic Wide Character PostScript printers without
language-specific resident fonts. Local-language
character set printers are supported using internationalized
filters. Refer to i18n_printing(5) for
more information.
The set of printer description files is constantly updated
with each new release of the operating system.
If you do not find a specific print filter for your
printer make and model in the /usr/lbin/lprsetup directory,
you can: Use a generic printer description file and
modify it, Use a printer description file for a similar
printer, either on an as-is basis or with some modification,
or Acquire a print filter directly from the manufacturer
that you can use with either a generic printer
description file or a printer description file for a similar
printer.
The operating system also supports the portable Adobe
PostScript Printer Description (PPD) filters shipped with
many makes and models of printer. See ppdof(8) for more
information.
The following is the printer definition from the
/etc/lprsetup.dat file for a generic text printer:
# Printer Model Name: Generic Text # Originating File:
/usr/lbin/lprsetup/Generic_Text.lpd #
Generic_Text|printer87:\
:PN=Generic Text:\
:br=9600:\
:fc=0177777:\
:fs=03:\
:if=/usr/lbin/pcfof +Cgeneric_text.pcf:\
:of=/usr/lbin/pcfof +Cgeneric_text.pcf:\
:xf=/usr/lbin/xf:\
:mx=0:\
:pl=66:\
:pw=80:\
:rw=on:\
:xc=0177777:\
:xs=044000:\
:PD=\n\ This generic entry is for ASCII text printers
using 8.5 inch by 11 inch paper.\n \n:
The following is the printer definition file from the
lprsetup.dat file for a generic remote printer:
printer:\
:PN=Generic Remote LPD:\
:PD=\n\ This generic entry provides network-based
printing to \n\ remote UNIX hosts, printers, and print
servers that \n\ support the RFC 1179 printing protocol.\n\n:
Location of the file The individual printer configuration
files
Commands: lpd(8), lpr(1), lprsetup(8), and printconfig(8),
Files: printcap(4), pcfof(8), ppdof(8), and wwpsof(8)
Misc: i18n_printing(5)
System Administration
lprsetup.dat(4)
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