NAME¶
pap - client interface to remote printers using Printer Access
Protocol
SYNOPSIS¶
pap [-A address] [-c] [-d] [-e]
[-E] [-p nbpname] [-s statusfile] [-w] [-W]
[FILES]
DESCRIPTION¶
pap is used to connect and send files to an AppleTalk
connected printer using the Apple Printer Access Protocol (PAP). When
pap starts execution, it tries to open a session with the printer
using PAP, and then downloads the files to the printer.
If no files are given on the command line, pap
begins reading from standard input.
If no printer is specified on the command line, pap looks
for a file called .paprc in the current working directory and reads
it to obtain the nbpname of a printer. Blank lines and lines that
begin with a `#´ are ignored. type and zone
default to LaserWriter and the zone of the local host,
respectively.
Note that pap is designed to be useful as a communication
filter for sending lpd(8) spooled print jobs to AppleTalk connected
printers. See psf(8) for hints on how to use it this way.
OPTIONS¶
-A address
Connect to the printer with Appletalk address
address and do not consult the
.paprc file to find a printer
name. See
atalk_aton(3) for the syntax of
address.
-c
Take cuts. The PAP protocol specified a simple queuing
procedure, such that the clients tell the printer how long they have been
waiting to print. This option causes pap to lie about how long it has
been waiting.
-d
Enable debug output.
-e
Send any message from the printer to stderr instead of
stdout.
psf(8) invokes
pap with this option.
-E
Don´t wait for EOF from the printer. This option
is useful for printers which don´t implement PAP correctly. In a
correct implementation, the client side should wait for the printer to return
EOF before closing the connection. Some clients don´t wait, and hence
some printers have related bugs in their implementation.
-p nbpname
Connect to the printer named
nbpname and do not
consult the
.paprc file to find a printer name. See
nbp_name(3)
for the syntax of
nbpname.
-s statusfile
Update the file called
statusfile to contain the
most recent status message from the printer.
pap gets the status from
the printer when it is waiting for the printer to process input. The
statusfile will contain a single line terminated with a newline. This
is useful when
pap is invoked by
psf(8) within
lpd´s spool directory.
-w
Wait for the printer status to contain the word
"waiting" before sending the job. This is to defeat printer-side
spool available on HP IV and V printers.
-W
Wait for the printer status to contain the word
"idle" before sending the job. This is to defeat printer-side spool
available on HP IV and V printers.
FILES¶
.paprc
file read to obtain printer name if not specified on
command line
