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Xerox Document Services Platform

Using the lp Utilities for Solaris

701P37502
DocuSP 3.1
October 2001

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1

About this guide 1

Related Xerox Document Services Platform (DocuSP) documentation
Additional client documentation

1. Installation

Native lp printing protocol for Sun Solaris 2.3 and higher

2. Using the lp utilities

Printing hierarchy
The lp command syntax and options

Contents
Conventions

Workstation requirements
Installation
Using lp with Solaris 2.6
Verify installation

Using lp with Solaris 2.6

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Using the lp options
ASCII options for the lp command

3. Print queue status

The lpstat command syntax and options 3-1

User identification 3-1

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4. Remove a print job from the queue 4-1

The cancel command syntax and options 4-1

The options 4-1

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About this guide

Introduction

Using the lp Utilities for Solaris provides you with the enhanced
options for submitting a document to a Xerox printer using the lp
utilities on a workstation running Solaris 2.x software.

Before you perform any procedures in this guide, you should
become familiar with its contents and conventions.

You should know how to create a document in a software
application on your workstation and should be familiar with the
options available to you for printing.

You should also know what type of Xerox printer is available to
you and what print options are available with that printer.

Contents

The following list describes the contents of this guide:

• Chapter 1, "Installation," describes the procedures for
configuration of the lp utility.

• Chapter 2, "Using the lp utilities," describes the syntax and
the enhanced options available for the lp utilities.

• Chapter 3, "Print queue status," describes how to obtain the
status of a selected print queue.

• Chapter 4, "Remove a print job from the queue," describes
how to remove a print job from the selected queue.

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Conventions

This guide uses the following conventions:

• All caps and angle b rackets–Within procedure s, the names of
keys are shown in all caps within angle brackets (for
example, press <RETURN>).

• Angle brackets–Variable information, or the position of a
specified argument in the command syntax, appears in angle
brackets (for example, List Fonts <Pattern>).

• Bold–Within procedures, text and numbers that you enter are
shown in bold (for example, enter boot).

• Enter–Within procedures, the two-step process of keying in
data and pressing <RETURN> (for example, enter y).

• Italics–Document and library names are shown i n ital ics (for
example, the Xerox Document Services Platform Series
System Guide).

• Square brackets–Names of options you select are shown in
square brackets (for example, Select [Exit]).

• Quotes–Keywords you can enter as arguments appear in
quotes (for example, "USLetter").

• Vertical bars–Alternatives to specified arguments are
separated by vertical bars (for example, -pdl <ps | hppcl |
ascii | tiff>).

NOTE: Notes contain important supplemental information
pertaining to the task that you should read.

CAUTION

Cautions alert you t o an action that could damage hardware,
software, or your data.

WARNING

Warnings alert you to conditions that may affect the safety
of people.

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Related Xerox Document Services Platform (DocuSP) documentation

Using the lpr Utilities for DOS and Unix
Using the lp Utilities for Solaris
Using the Xerox Client Software for Solaris
Preparing and printing PDF files
System Guide

Any documentation delivered with the Xerox printer.

Additional client documentation

Xerox Production Print Services Guide to Job Submission for
Windows

Xerox Production Print Services Guide to Job Submission for
Macintosh

Xerox Production Print Services Guide to Job Submission using
XDS Plus

Xerox Document Services Platform Guide to using the DocuSP
Web Interface

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1. Installation

This chapter describes the procedures for configuration of the
client workstation and the DocuSP controller to enable n ative lp
printing.

Native lp printing protocol for Sun Solaris 2.3 and higher

Workstation requirements

The workstation must meet the foll owing ha rd w are and sof tware
requirements:

Hardware requirements

• Sun workstation

Software requirements

• Solaris 2.3 or higher

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