Louis Dupree wrote:
>
> I did a ls >/dev/lp1 and got a hard copy of the files. I think my computer
> and printer are 'talking' according to that. Question: How do I print a
> manual? I.E. the command 'man man', how can I print that or 'man inittab' ?
> I am using RH 5.2 version.
man -t man | lpr
man -t inittab | lpr
> If I have text on the screen and highlight it, how can I print what I have
> highlighted?
open a new xterm, type
cat > /dev/lp1 <return>
then highlight what you want and then click with the middle mousebutton
in the xterm. Then type CTRL-D in the xterm.
This prints the raw text, like your ls > /dev/lp1, and that may not be
what you want. You may want to consult your /etc/printcap file for a
queue that accepts raw acsii (e.g. 'ascii' in SuSE), so that you can say
lpr -Pascii <return>
then do the same (i.e. up to the CTRL-D).
Marc
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