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From: Mark_Weaver@brown.edu
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Printcap filters question
Date: 14 Jul 1995 09:09:43 GMT
Organization: Brown University Department of Computer Science
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In article <3u0hjg$j0g@jeeves.niehs.nih.gov>, duling@niehs.nih.gov (Dave Duling) wrote:
>Question: How can I put lpr filter commands into the printcap file ?
>
>Explanation: I have a couple of SunOS computers and I want to print to a
>remote lpr queue that automatically wraps the data in postscript if I dont use
>the "lpr -l" command. However, I have an application that will print directly
>but of course it just puts out "lpr -Pxxxx" without allowing for a "-l". So
>am I completely off base or what here ?
Make a directory containing nothing but a wrapper script for lpr(1):
#!/bin/sh
exec /usr/bin/lpr -l "$@"
Then make a wrapper script for your application:
#!/bin/sh
PATH="<scriptdir>:$PATH" exec <application> "$@"
It's a hack, but this technique comes in very handy from time to time.
Mark
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