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diff --git a/static/v10/man4/lp.4 b/static/v10/man4/lp.4 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6105cb09 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/v10/man4/lp.4 @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +.TH LP 4 +.SH NAME +lp \- line printer +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I Lp +provides the interface to any of the standard +DEC line printers. +When it is opened or closed, a suitable number +of page ejects is generated. +Bytes written are printed. +.PP +An internal parameter within the driver determines +whether or not the device is treated as having +a 96- or 64-character set. +In half-ASCII mode, lower case letters are turned +into +upper case +and certain characters are escaped according to +the following table: +.PP +.br +.ns +.TP 10 +{ +\o"-(" +.br +.ns +.TP 10 +} +\o"-)" +.br +.ns +.TP 10 +\` +\o"-\'" +.br +.ns +.TP 10 +| +\o"\-!" +.br +.ns +.TP 10 +~ +\o"\-^" +.. +.PP +The driver correctly interprets +carriage returns, backspaces, tabs, and form feeds. +A sequence of newlines which extends over the end of +a page is turned into a form feed. +Lines longer than 80 characters are truncated +(This is a parameter in the driver). +Another parameter allows indenting all printout +if it is unpleasantly near the left margin. +.SH FILES +/dev/lp +.SH "SEE ALSO" +lpr(1) +.SH BUGS +Half-ASCII mode, the indent and the maximum line length should +be settable by an +.IR ioctl (2). |
