On Thu, 19 May 2005, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
[snip]
> The problem is with lpr and text files. For some reason, text files don't
> print. When I "lpr file.txt", the printer light blinks a bit and then
> nothing.
> Sometimes, when I type "lpr file.txt" many times in rapid succession, it'll
> print once.
[snip]
> Here's the printcap file:
>
> lp|printer|Generic dot-matrix printer entry:\
> :lp=/dev/lp0:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/myfilter:\
> :af=/var/log/lp-acct:\
> :lf=/var/log/lp-errs:\
> :pl#66:\
> :pw#80:\
> :pc#150:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sf:\
> :sh:
[snip]
It's apparently not sending FF (0x0C) after sending the text file to the
printer. Try removing the line with :sf: in it. :sf:, according to
printcap(5) is:
...
sf bool false suppress form feeds
...
so I'm guessing removing that line will fix it. Try it and see?
-Mar
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