# lp

## NAME



           lp - print files
    


## SYNOPSIS



           **lp**[ **-h** _hostname_[**:**_port_] ] [ **-E**] [ **-U** _username_ ] [ **-c**] [ **-d**
           _destination_[**/**_instance_] ] [ **-m**] [ **-n** _num-copies_ ] [ **-o**
           _option_[**=**_value_] ] [ **-q** _priority_ ] [ **-s**] [ **-t** _title_ ] [ **-H** _handling_
           ] [ **-P** _page-list_ ] [ **--**] [ _file(s)_ ]
           **lp**[ **-h** _hostname_[**:**_port_] ] [ **-E**] [ **-U** _username_ ] [ **-c**] [ **-i** _job-_
           _id_ ] [ **-n** _num-copies_ ] [ **-o** _option_[**=**_value_] ] [ **-q** _priority_ ] [ **-t**
           _title_ ] [ **-H** _handling_ ] [ **-P** _page-list_ ]
    


## DESCRIPTION



           **lp** submits files for printing or alters a pending job.  Use a
           filename of "-" to force printing from the standard input.
    
       **THE DEFAULT DESTINATION**
           CUPS provides many ways to set the default destination. The **LPDEST**
           and **PRINTER** environment variables are consulted first.  If neither
           are set, the current default set using the lpoptions(1) command is
           used, followed by the default set using the lpadmin(8) command.
    


## OPTIONS



           The following options are recognized by _lp_ :
    
           **--** Marks the end of options; use this to print a file whose name
                begins with a dash (-).
    
           **-E** Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
    
           **-U** _username_
                Specifies the username to use when connecting to the server.
    
           **-c** This option is provided for backwards-compatibility only. On
                systems that support it, this option forces the print file to
                be copied to the spool directory before printing.  In CUPS,
                print files are always sent to the scheduler via IPP which
                has the same effect.
    
           **-d** _destination_
                Prints files to the named printer.
    
           **-h** _hostname_[**:**_port_]
                Chooses an alternate server.  Note: This option must occur
                before all others.
    
           **-i** _job-id_
                Specifies an existing job to modify.
    
           **-m** Sends an email when the job is completed.
    
           **-n** _copies_
                Sets the number of copies to print.
    
           **-o "**_name_**=**_value_ [ ... _name_**=**_value_ ]**"**
                Sets one or more job options.  See "COMMON JOB OPTIONS"
                below.
    
           **-q** _priority_
                Sets the job priority from 1 (lowest) to 100 (highest).  The
                default priority is 50.
    
           **-s** Do not report the resulting job IDs (silent mode.)
    
           **-t "**_name_**"**
                Sets the job name.
    
           **-H** _hh:mm_
    
           **-H hold**
    
           **-H immediate**
    
           **-H restart**
    
           **-H resume**
                Specifies when the job should be printed.  A value of
                _immediate_ will print the file immediately, a value of _hold_
                will hold the job indefinitely, and a UTC time value (HH:MM)
                will hold the job until the specified UTC (not local) time.
                Use a value of _resume_ with the _-i_ option to resume a held
                job.  Use a value of _restart_ with the _-i_ option to restart a
                completed job.
    
           **-P** _page-list_
                Specifies which pages to print in the document.  The list can
                contain a list of numbers and ranges (#-#) separated by
                commas, e.g., "1,3-5,16".  The page numbers refer to the
                output pages and not the document's original pages - options
                like "number-up" can affect the numbering of the pages.
    
       **COMMON JOB OPTIONS**
           Aside from the printer-specific options reported by the
           lpoptions(1) command, the following generic options are available:
    
           **-o job-sheets=**_name_
                Prints a cover page (banner) with the document.  The "name"
                can be "classified", "confidential", "secret", "standard",
                "topsecret", or "unclassified".
    
           **-o media=**_size_
                Sets the page size to _size_. Most printers support at least
                the size names "a4", "letter", and "legal".
    
           **-o number-up=**{_2|4|6|9|16_}
                Prints 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16 document (input) pages on each
                output page.
    
           **-o orientation-requested=4**
                Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees counter-
                clockwise).
    
           **-o orientation-requested=5**
                Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees clockwise).
    
           **-o orientation-requested=6**
                Prints the job in reverse portrait (rotated 180 degrees).
    
           **-o print-as-raster**
                Prints the job as raster.
    
           **-o print-quality=3**
    
           **-o print-quality=4**
    
           **-o print-quality=5**
                Specifies the output quality - draft (3), normal (4), or best
                (5).
    
           **-o sides=one-sided**
                Prints on one side of the paper.
    
           **-o sides=two-sided-long-edge**
                Prints on both sides of the paper for portrait output.
    
           **-o sides=two-sided-short-edge**
                Prints on both sides of the paper for landscape output.
    


## ENVIRONMENT



           The following environment variables override the default
           destination:
    
           **LPDEST**
                Specifies the default print queue (System V standard).
    
           **PRINTER**
                Specifies the default print queue (Berkeley standard).
    


## CONFORMING TO



           Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to
           contain any printable character except SPACE, TAB, "/", or "#".
           Also, printer and class names are _not_ case-sensitive.
    
           The _-q_ option accepts a different range of values than the Solaris
           lp command, matching the IPP job priority values (1-100, 100 is
           highest priority) instead of the Solaris values (0-39, 0 is
           highest priority).
    


## EXAMPLES



           Print two copies of a document to the default printer:
    
               lp -n 2 filename
    
           Print a double-sided legal document to a printer called "foo":
    
               lp -d foo -o media=legal -o sides=two-sided-long-edge filename
    
           Print a presentation document 2-up to a printer called "bar":
    
               lp -d bar -o number-up=2 filename
    


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