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Printing over SSH using LPR |
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Written by el_seano
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Saturday, 08 January 2011 |
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1. Open a terminal (by default, ctrl+alt+t) and ssh into your preferred CECS *nix machine (e.g. chandra.cs.pdx.edu, rockhopper.cs.pdx.edu ):
2. Once you see a prompt, it's as simple as invoking lpr:
lpr -P $PRINTER $DOCUMENT
3. To get a list of all available printers, use:
lpstat -a
NOTE: You can also invoke lpr from ssh without having to bring up a shell:
ssh $USER@$REMOTEHOST lpr -P $PRINTER $DOCUMENT
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 15 February 2011 )
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