Dell 5100cn Color Laser Printer - Manual (Page 240)

To print to other printers:
To print to a printer named dell5100cn, type as follows.
% lpr -Pdell5100cn filename
To select a paper tray for printing:
To select a paper tray, you need to define a printer which uses the desired tray by using a .dellpsdefault5100cn
file in your home directory. After setting the .dellpsdefault5100cn file, you can print using the command.
% lpr -Ptray2 filename
About /usr/local/dellbin5100cn/.dellpsdefault5100cn:
This is the file for system default settings when using various utilities via /etc/printcap. Hereinafter, it is referred
to as the default command option setting file.
Method:
To define a printer named a4d which prints on A4 with the long-edge binding feature turned on, follow the following
steps.
Procedure:
1. Register the printer a4d with /etc/printcap.
Linux (LPRng):
/etc/printcap.local or /etc/printcap
a4d:\
:bk:\
:bkf:\
:lpd_bounce=true:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/a4d:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/a4d/a4d.acct:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/a4d/log:\
:rm=PrinterHostName:\
:rp=ps:\
:if=/usr/local/dellbin5100cn/dellpsif_a4d:
2. Log on as the root account and create the symbolic links for dellpsif_a4d of IF Filter for printing on A4 with the
long-edge binding feature turned on.
# ln -s /usr/local/dellbin5100cn/dellpsif /usr/local/dellbin5100cn/dellpsif_a4d
3. Add the following descriptions to the default command option setting file that specifies the user defined commands
of the dellpsif_a4d of IF Filter.
/usr/local/dellbin5100cn/.dellpsdefault5100cn
dellpsif_a4d -IA4 -D
4. When the printer name a4d is specified, printing can be done on A4 with the long-edge binding feature turned on.
% lpr -Pa4d filename
Printing (Solaris)
This section provides information on printing that makes use of the filter. To print from Solaris, specify the printer
registered during the installation of filters as the output destination.
NOTICE: To use the lp command, make sure the operating environment of the spooler has been set up correctly
(enabled, available) using the lpstat command (lpstat-p all). For details on the options of the lp command