lp(1) OpenPrinting lp(1)
NAME
lp - print files
SYNOPSIS
lp [ -h hostname[:port] ] [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -c ] [ -d destina-
tion[/instance] ] [ -m ] [ -n num-copies ] [ -o option[=value] ] [ -q
priority ] [ -s ] [ -t title ] [ -H handling ] [ -P page-list ] [ -- ] [
file(s) ]
lp [ -h hostname[:port] ] [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -c ] [ -i job-id ] [
-n num-copies ] [ -o option[=value] ] [ -q priority ] [ -t title ] [ -H
handling ] [ -P page-list ]
DESCRIPTION
lp submits files for printing or alters a pending job. Use a filename
of "-" to force printing from the standard input.
THE DEFAULT DESTINATION
CUPS provides many ways to set the default destination. The LPDEST and
PRINTER environment variables are consulted first. If neither are set,
the current default set using the lpoptions(1) command is used, followed
by the default set using the lpadmin(8) command.
OPTIONS
The following options are recognized by lp:
-- Marks the end of options; use this to print a file whose name be-
gins with a dash (-).
-E Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
-U username
Specifies the username to use when connecting to the server.
-c This option is provided for backwards-compatibility only. On sys-
tems that support it, this option forces the print file to be
copied to the spool directory before printing. In CUPS, print
files are always sent to the scheduler via IPP which has the same
effect.
-d destination
Prints files to the named printer.
-h hostname[:port]
Chooses an alternate server. Note: This option must occur before
all others.
-i job-id
Specifies an existing job to modify.
-m Sends an email when the job is completed.
-n copies
Sets the number of copies to print.
-o "name=value [ ... name=value ]"
Sets one or more job options. See "COMMON JOB OPTIONS" below.
-q priority
Sets the job priority from 1 (lowest) to 100 (highest). The de-
fault priority is 50.
-s Do not report the resulting job IDs (silent mode.)
-t "name"
Sets the job name.
-H hh:mm
-H hold
-H immediate
-H restart
-H resume
Specifies when the job should be printed. A value of immediate
will print the file immediately, a value of hold will hold the job
indefinitely, and a UTC time value (HH:MM) will hold the job until
the specified UTC (not local) time. Use a value of resume with the
-i option to resume a held job. Use a value of restart with the -i
option to restart a completed job.
-P page-list
Specifies which pages to print in the document. The list can con-
tain a list of numbers and ranges (#-#) separated by commas, e.g.,
"1,3-5,16". The page numbers refer to the output pages and not the
document's original pages - options like "number-up" can affect the
numbering of the pages.
COMMON JOB OPTIONS
Aside from the printer-specific options reported by the lpoptions(1)
command, the following generic options are available:
-o job-sheets=name
Prints a cover page (banner) with the document. The "name" can be
"classified", "confidential", "secret", "standard", "topsecret", or
"unclassified".
-o media=size
Sets the page size to size. Most printers support at least the size
names "a4", "letter", and "legal".
-o number-up={2|4|6|9|16}
Prints 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16 document (input) pages on each output
page.
-o orientation-requested=4
Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise).
-o orientation-requested=5
Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees clockwise).
-o orientation-requested=6
Prints the job in reverse portrait (rotated 180 degrees).
-o print-quality=3
-o print-quality=4
-o print-quality=5
Specifies the output quality - draft (3), normal (4), or best (5).
-o sides=one-sided
Prints on one side of the paper.
-o sides=two-sided-long-edge
Prints on both sides of the paper for portrait output.
-o sides=two-sided-short-edge
Prints on both sides of the paper for landscape output.
CONFORMING TO
Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to con-
tain any printable character except SPACE, TAB, "/", or "#". Also,
printer and class names are not case-sensitive.
The -q option accepts a different range of values than the Solaris lp
command, matching the IPP job priority values (1-100, 100 is highest
priority) instead of the Solaris values (0-39, 0 is highest priority).
EXAMPLES
Print two copies of a document to the default printer:
lp -n 2 filename
Print a double-sided legal document to a printer called "foo":
lp -d foo -o media=legal -o sides=two-sided-long-edge filename
Print a presentation document 2-up to a printer called "bar":
lp -d bar -o number-up=2 filename
SEE ALSO
cancel(1), lpadmin(8), lpoptions(1), lpq(1), lpr(1), lprm(1), lpstat(1),
CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
COPYRIGHT
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2022-05-02 CUPS lp(1)
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