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lp

Print files. More information: https://manned.org/lp.

  • Print the output of a command to the default printer (see lpstat command):

echo "test" | lp

  • Print a file to the default printer:

lp path/to/filename

  • Print a file to a named printer (see lpstat command):

lp -d printer_name path/to/filename

  • Print N copies of file to default printer (replace N with desired number of copies):

lp -n N path/to/filename

  • Print only certain pages to the default printer (print pages 1, 3-5, and 16):

lp -P 1,3-5,16 path/to/filename

  • Resume printing a job:

lp -i job_id -H resume

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