Default printer for lpr

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3 total messages Started by Pok Ng Fri, 24 Jul 1992 21:14

#218

Author: Pok Ng
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 21:14

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Hi,

	Does anyone know what is the default printer for lpr? 

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Re: Default printer for lpr

#221

Author: Mike Matthews
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 21:04

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In article <POK.92Jul24161440@gabriel.ccs.yorku.ca> pok@gabriel.ccs.yorku.ca (Pok Ng) writes:
>Hi,

>	Does anyone know what is the default printer for lpr?

dread -o System

dwrite System Printer ...
dwrite System PrinterHost ...

>Pok Ng
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Re: Default printer for lpr

#332

Author: Marcel Waldvogel
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 17:10

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In article <POK.92Jul24161440@gabriel.ccs.yorku.ca> pok@gabriel.ccs.yorku.ca (Pok Ng) writes:
>	Does anyone know what is the default printer for lpr? 

The one you last accessed from the PrintPanel in any Application (see
also the 'System Printer' and 'System PrinterHost' dwrites.

If you want to always print to a specific printer, add aliases to your
.cshrc which alias lpr, lpq, enscript, ... to themselves with the
option '-Pprinter' added.

-Marcel

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