VPR(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual VPR(1) NAME vpr, vprm, vpq, vprint - raster printer/plotter spooler SYNOPSIS vpr [ -W ] [ -l ] [ -v ] [ -t [ -1234 font ] ] [ -w ] [ -w_w_i_d_t_h ] [ -m ] [ name ... ] vprm [ id ... ] [ filename ... ] [ owner ... ] vpq vprint [ -W ] file ... DESCRIPTION _V_p_r causes the named files to be queued for printing or typeset simulation on one of the available raster printer/plotters. If no files are named, the standard input is read. By default the input is assumed to be line printer-like text. For very wide plotters, the input is run through the filter /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_s_i_d_e_b_y_s_i_d_e giving it an argument of -w106 which arranges it four pages adjacent with 90 column lines (the rest is for the left margin). Since there are 8 lines per inch in the default printer font, _v_p_r thus produces 86 lines per page (the top and bottom lines are left blank). The following options are available: -l Print the input in a more literal manner. Page breaks are not inserted, and most con- trol characters (except format effectors: \n, \f, etc.) are printed (many control charac- ters print special graphics not in the ASCII character set.) Tab and underline processing is still done. If this option is not given, control characters which are not format effectors are ignored, and page breaks are inserted after an appropriate number of lines have been printed on a page. -W Queues files for printing on a wide output device, if available. Normally, files are queued for printing on a narrow output dev- ice. -1234 Specifies a font to be mounted on font posi- tion _i. The daemon will construct a ._r_a_i_l_m_a_g file referencing /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_v_f_o_n_t/_n_a_m_e._s_i_z_e. -m Report by _m_a_i_l(1) when printing is complete. -w (Applicable only to wide output devices.) Do not run the input through sidebyside. Such processing has been done already, or full (440 character) printer width is desired. Printed 7/26/87 4/29/85 1 VPR(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual VPR(1) -w_w_i_d_t_h Use width _w_i_d_t_h rather than 90 for _s_i_d_e_b_y_- _s_i_d_e. -v Use the filter /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_v_r_a_s_t to convert the vectors to raster. The named files must be a parameter and vector file (in that order) created by _p_l_o_t(3X) routines. -t Use the filter /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_v_c_a_t to typeset the input on the printer/plotter. The input must have been generated by _t_r_o_f_f(1) run with the -t option. This is not normally run directly to wide output devices, since it is wasteful to run only one page across. The program _v_t_r_o_f_f(1) is normally used and arranges, using _v_s_o_r_t for printing to occur four pages across, conserving paper. _V_p_r_m removes entries from the raster device queues. The id, filename or owner should be that reported by _v_p_q. All appropriate files will be removed. Both queues are always searched. The id of each file removed from the queue will be printed. _V_p_q prints the queues. Each entry in the queue is printed showing the owner of the queue entry, an identification number, the size of the entry in characters, and the file which is to be printed. The _i_d is useful for removing a specific entry from the printer queue using _v_p_r_m _V_p_r_i_n_t is a shell script which _p_r'_s a copy of each named file on one of the electrostatic printer/plotters. The files are normally printed on a narrow device; -W option causes them to be printed on a wide device. FILES /usr/spool/v?d/* device spool areas /usr/lib/v?d daemons /usr/lib/vpd Versatec daemon /usr/lib/vpf filter for printer simulation /usr/lib/*vcat filter for typeset simulation /usr/lib/vrast filter for plot /usr/lib/sidebyside filter for wide output SEE ALSO troff(1), vfont(5), vp(4), pti(1), vtroff(1), plot(3X) BUGS The 1's (one's) and l's (lower-case el's) in a Benson- Varian's standard character set look very similar; caution is advised. Printed 7/26/87 4/29/85 2 VPR(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual VPR(1) A versatec's hardware character set is rather ugly. _V_p_r_i_n_t should use one of the constant width fonts to produce pret- tier listings. Printed 7/26/87 4/29/85 3