.TH PRINTCAP 5 "18 July 1983" .UC 4 .ad .SH NAME printcap \- printer capability data base .SH SYNOPSIS /etc/printcap .SH DESCRIPTION .I Printcap is a simplified version of the .IR termcap (5) data base used to describe line printers. The spooling system accesses the .I printcap file every time it is used, allowing dynamic addition and deletion of printers. Each entry in the data base is used to describe one printer. This data base may not be substituted for, as is possible for .IR termcap , because it may allow accounting to be bypassed. .PP The default printer is normally .IR lp , though the environment variable PRINTER may be used to override this. Each spooling utility supports an option, .BI \-P printer, to allow explicit naming of a destination printer. .PP Refer to the .ul 4.2BSD Line Printer Spooler Manual for a complete discussion on how setup the database for a given printer. .SH CAPABILITIES Refer to .I termcap for a description of the file layout. .nf .ta \w'k0-k9 'u +\w'Type 'u +\w'``/usr/spool/lpd\'\' 'u \fBName Type Default Description\fR af str NULL name of accounting file br num none if lp is a tty, set the baud rate (ioctl call) cf str NULL cifplot data filter df str NULL tex data filter (DVI format) fc num 0 if lp is a tty, clear flag bits (sgtty.h) ff str ``\ef'' string to send for a form feed fo bool false print a form feed when device is opened fs num 0 like `fc' but set bits gf str NULL graph data filter (plot (3X) format) ic bool false driver supports (non standard) ioctl to indent printout if str NULL name of text filter which does accounting lf str ``/dev/console'' error logging file name lo str ``lock'' name of lock file lp str ``/dev/lp'' device name to open for output mx num 1000 maximum file size (in BUFSIZ blocks), zero = unlimited nd str NULL next directory for list of queues (unimplemented) nf str NULL ditroff data filter (device independent troff) of str NULL name of output filtering program pl num 66 page length (in lines) pw num 132 page width (in characters) px num 0 page width in pixels (horizontal) py num 0 page length in pixels (vertical) rf str NULL filter for printing FORTRAN style text files rm str NULL machine name for remote printer rp str ``lp'' remote printer name argument rs bool false restrict remote users to those with local accounts rw bool false open the printer device for reading and writing sb bool false short banner (one line only) sc bool false suppress multiple copies sd str ``/usr/spool/lpd'' spool directory sf bool false suppress form feeds sh bool false suppress printing of burst page header st str ``status'' status file name tf str NULL troff data filter (cat phototypesetter) tr str NULL trailer string to print when queue empties vf str NULL raster image filter xc num 0 if lp is a tty, clear local mode bits (tty (4)) xs num 0 like `xc' but set bits .fi .PP Error messages sent to the console have a carriage return and a line feed appended to them, rather than just a line feed. .PP If the local line printer driver supports indentation, the daemon must understand how to invoke it. .SH "SEE ALSO" termcap(5), lpc(8), lpd(8), pac(8), lpr(1), lpq(1), lprm(1) .br .ul 4.2BSD Line Printer Spooler Manual