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Article #56692Re: printcap file help
From: Mike Holland
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 00:00
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 00:00
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pioneers@swilliams.com wrote: > > Hello fellow Linux enthusiasts > Could any of you send me a copy of a working printcap file for an > epson 24pin LQ-570. > If not an exact match then any working printcap file. > Thank you Printcap doesnt actually do much. (Check the man page.) To support a particular printer, you normally use filters. The printcap file tells your print daemon which filters to use. Most Unix printing is postscript, so you need "ghostscript". "magicfilter" is very useful. See the Printing-HOWTO. I'll mail a copy. -- Mike Holland <mike@golden.wattle.id.au> Perth, Australia. Quotes are a burden to others, .signatures are a prison for one's self. --- PGP KeyID 8B3D0765. f'print= 30 07 BF 6C 9B 45 E8 C8 EA 30 4F 01 DC A2 91 88
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