# This is a sample of printcap entries used by various printers/plotters. # All entries have been commented out to avoid complaints from the line # printer daemon about printers that don't really exist. lpd(1) must be # running for actual output; requests are simply queued otherwise. # # Special note: the alias 'lp' has been place on most entries, but is only # recognized for the first uncommented entry. # # # Printing to the Chooser selected LaserWriter accessed via AppleTalk.. lw|lp|ps|PostScript|LaserWriter via appletalk:\ :MF:du#0:pl#72:pw#85:\ :lp=/dev/null:if=/usr/libexec/lpr/psif:\ :sd=/var/spool/output/lw:\ :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\ :af=/var/spool/output/lw/acct: # # Printing to a LaserWriter accessed via AppleTalk, independent of the # Chooser selection.. # Specify a LaserWriter with the ":at=: field, supplying the complete # AppleTalk name, type, and zone designator in standard AppleTalk format # (:type>@); note that the colon must be escaped as "\:" to # avoid it being seen as a printcap entry field separator. # #seldom|LaserWriter seldom choosen:\ # :at=seldom\:LaserWriter@*:\ # :MF:du#0:pl#72:pw#85:\ # :lp=/dev/null:if=/usr/libexec/lpr/psif:\ # :sd=/var/spool/output/seldom:\ # :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\ # :af=/var/spool/output/seldom/acct: QMS3g414|qms3g414 via appletalk:\ :at="3goukan 414 JLC QMS1060\:LaserWriter@JLC-3goukan":\ :MF:du#0:pl#72:pw#85:\ :lp=/dev/null:if=/usr/libexec/lpr/psif:\ :sd=/var/spool/output/qms3g414:\ :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\ :af=/var/spool/output/qms3g414/acct: # # The /usr/libexec/lpr/psif filter detects whether the file to be printed is already # PostScript formatted, or needs to be processed by pstext before printing. # # The 'atlook -S' command will display available laserwriters in your zone. # # # Example remote spool printcap to host 'mumm' # # Important notes: # 1) Create an appropriate spool directory (e.g. /var/spool/output/mummlpd) # on this Macintosh, and specify it in the 'sd=' field. # 2) Use the first name (not an alias) for the name of the desired remote # printer specified in the 'rp=' field. # 3) On the remote host 'mumm', edit /etc/hosts.equiv or /etc/hosts.lpd and # add the name of this Macintosh; print service will be denied otherwise. # #rp|lp|mumm|remote printer at mumm:\ # :MF:lp=:rp=lp:rm=mumm:sd=/var/spool/output/mummlpd:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs: qms3g414:\ :lp=:rp=lp:rm=qms3g414:sd=/var/spool/output/qms3g414lpd:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs: # # # Printing to a serially connected ImageWriter.. # The ImageWriter requires hardware flow control. Use ":lp=/dev/ttyfa:" if # the ImageWriter is connected on the modem port, or ":lp=/dev/ttyfb:" if # it is on the printer port. Please note that "/dev/ttya" and "/dev/ttyb" # also refer respectively to the modem and printer ports, however, without # flow control. To output files "as is", use 'lpr -Piw file'; to paginate # and then print use 'pr file | lpr -Piw'. # #iw|lp|ImageWriter|ImageWriter II:\ # :MF:br#9600:fs#06320:\ # :lp=/dev/ttyfa:\ # :sd=/var/spool/output/iw:\ # :tr=\f\f:\ # :of=/usr/lib/lpf:\ # :af=/var/spool/output/iw/acct:\ # :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs: # # # Printing to a serially connected DeskWriter.. # The DeskWriter requires hardware flow control. Use ":lp=/dev/ttyfa:" if # the DeskWriter is connected on the modem port, or ":lp=/dev/ttyfb:" if # it is on the printer port. Please note that "/dev/ttya" and "/dev/ttyb" # also refer respectively to the modem and printer ports, however, without # flow control. To output files "as is", use 'lpr -Pdw file'; to paginate # and then print use 'pr file | lpr -Pdw'. The baud rates 50, 75, and 110 # actually represent 14.4, 28.8, and 57.6 Kbps, respectively. # #dw|lp|DeskWriter:\ # :MF:br#110:fs#06320:\ # :lp=/dev/ttyfa:\ # :sd=/var/spool/output/dw:\ # :tr=\f\f:\ # :of=/usr/lib/lpf:\ # :af=/var/spool/output/dw/acct:\ # :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs: