LPR Syntax: Linux

The following example shows how to issue an LPR command from Linux Red Hat.

From the command prompt, the syntax is as follows:

LPR -Pprinter@server [-Cclass] [-Jjobname] [-Zoption] filename

where:

-Pprinter@server: Specifies the printer queue name, and the name or IP address of the server where the printer resides. The values are combined by the @ symbol. (The printer queue definition should match the LPDDEST QDEST parameter.)
-Cclass: Is not used (if specified, it is ignored).
-Jjobname: Specifies the name of this job.
-Zoption: Is not used (if specified, it is ignored).
Filename: Specifies the name of the file to be printed.

Following is a sample command:

LPR -Plpdprtr@LPDHost -Jlpdjob sample.reporta.doc