> > Chapter Printing Directly requires some minor update I think: > > Printing Directly > > A spooler is not required. Sometimes it’s simpler to just print data > directly to a device or to troubleshoot printing setup: > > % cat myfile.txt > /dev/lpt0 > > */dev/lpt0* > > the standard parallel port > > */dev/ulpt0* > > the standard USB printer port > > */dev/unlpt0* > > the non-reset USB printer port, use if */dev/ulpt0* does not work > correctly > > netcat (*nc(1) <http://man.freebsd.org/nc/1>*) can be used to print > directly to network printers: > > % nc nethplaser 9100 < myfile.txt > > *nethplaser* > > the DNS name of the network printer > > *9100* > > the network port used by HP and some other brands > > *lpd* printing using the standard *lpr(1) <http://man.freebsd.org/lpr/1>* is > usually more convenient and more versatile than direct printing. > > > Many printers use different file transfer protocols, therefore convert > myfile.txt in appropriate format. Several convertors exist to name few: > ghostscript and foo2zjs. > > For example for certain types of HP Laserjet use XQX stream: > foo2xqx-wrapper myfile.ps > /dev/ulpt0 > > > and chapter Adding filter first parapgraph would in my mind be better if > like this: > Adding A Filter > > Many Unix applications produce *PostScript* output, but not all printers > are Postcript compliant. Verify what file protocol printer accepts and then > proceed adding a specific filter. For example many inexpensive printers > understand *PCL*This filter uses *Ghostscript* to translate PostScript > code into PCL. Save it in*/usr/local/libexec/ps2pcl* and then make it > executable: >
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