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7.5.1. Printing Jobs

To print files, type

lpr filename...
This prints each of the listed files to the default printer. If you list no files, lpr reads data to print from standard input. For example, this command prints some important system files: 
lpr /etc/host.conf /etc/hosts.equiv
To select a specific printer, type
lpr -P printer-name filename...
This example prints a long listing of the current directory to the printer named rattan: 
ls -l | lpr -P rattan
Because no files were listed for the lpr command, lpr read the data to print from standard input, which was the output of the ls -l command.

The lpr command can also accept a wide variety of options to control formatting, apply file conversions, generate multiple copies, and so forth. For more information, see the section Printing Options.

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