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Apple LaserWriter 12/640 PS User Manual

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You can verify that the daemon is running by using the

ps

command

described in this step.

Note: To start the

lpd

daemon automatically when the system boots, add

the

lpd

command to the

/etc/rc

file. The following is an example

/etc/rc

file (syntax varies across operating systems):

if [ -f /usr/lib/lpd ] ; then

rm -f /dev/printer /var/spool/lpd.lock

/usr/lib/lpd;echo -n ' printer'

fi

5

Add the following entry to the

/etc/printcap

file:

printer_queue_name

|[

description_of_ printer

]:\

:lp=:mx#0:rm=

printer_IP_name

:\

:rp=

raw_or_text

:\

:sd=

path_to_this_queue’s_spool_directory

:\

:lf=

path_to_this_queue’s_log_ file

:

Fill in the parameters in italics as follows:

m

Replace printer_queue_name with the name the user should use to
reference the printer. Typically, names indicate the location of the printer
and what sort of files it should be used for.

m

Replace description_of_ printer with a comment describing the printer.

m

Replace printer_IP_name with the IP name you assigned to the printer in
“Step 3: Assigning an IP Address to the Printer,” earlier in this chapter.

m

Replace raw_or_text with the word raw or the word text. In the

printcap

entry, this parameter is usually for the remote print queue name; however,
since the LaserWriter 12/640 PS does not require a remote print queue
name, it uses this parameter to determine how to handle the end-of-line
character, as follows:

m

text

indicates that the printer should append a carriage return to the

end of each line in the document as it’s printed; otherwise, each new
line of text will start where the previous one left off, creating a stairstep
effect. Use this for ASCII files.

m

raw

indicates that the printer should not add any special control

characters to the document, as is appropriate for PostScript and PCL5
print jobs.

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