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lprsetup.dat(4)						       lprsetup.dat(4)

NAME
       lprsetup.dat, lprsetup - Printer configuration files

SYNOPSIS
       (from /etc/lprsetup.dat) Model_Name|alias:
	 :PN=Model_Name:\
	 :printcap_symbols:\
	     .
	     .
	     .
	 :PD=\n\ printer description\n\n:

       (from /usr/lbin/lprsetup/*.lpd) printer:
	 :PN=Model_Name:\
	 :printcap_symbols:\
	     .
	     .
	     .
	 :PD=\n\ printer description\n\n:

DESCRIPTION
       The lprsetup.dat file contains configuration data for all printers sup‐
       ported by Tru64 UNIX that have special options such as duplex printing.
       This file is generated automatically from individual printer configura‐
       tion files (*.lpd) located in /usr/lbin/lprsetup	 when  Tru64  UNIX  is
       installed  and  upgraded automatically when subsequent operating system
       updates are installed.

       When you run the Printer	 Configuration	(printconfig)  graphical  user
       interface, the lprsetup program, or the SysMan utilities to configure a
       printer, you are prompted to enter the name of a configuration data set
       for  the	 printer  that	you want to install. The configuration program
       then reads the data set for the specified printer and adds  it  to  the
       /etc/printcap file. The lprsetup program uses the printer configuration
       files   in   the	  /usr/lbin/lprsetup   directory   instead   of	   the
       /etc/lprsetup.dat file.

       The  /etc/printcap  file	 contains  the	runtime	 printer configuration
       record. For example, the /usr/lbin directory contains the filter	 files
       required for the printer.  The printer configuration data set specifies
       a path to the appropriate filter and this path is  set  as  a  printcap
       flag during printer installation and configuration.

					Note

       Do  not	edit  the lprsetup.dat file. It is a system-owned file that is
       updated regularly with new printer data sets during each release of the
       operating  system. If you edit this file, it might not update correctly
       during subsequent update installation procedures. You can  update  this
       file by using the following command: # /usr/sbin/lprsetup -c update

       The  lprsetup.dat  file	contains the following fields: The string that
       identifies the device. This is usually  similar	to  the	 name  of  the
       printer on the casing, such as Digital LN32 or Hewlett-Packard LaserJet
       5000.  A list of flags used  to	set  printer  characteristics  in  the
       /etc/printcap file. The entry for each printer contains a number of

       printcap_flag  fields.  Refer  to  printcap(4) for a description of the
       printcap symbols.  A short description of the  printer.	 One  or  more
       lines  of  text	that provide a brief description of the device and its
       capabilities.

   Printer Description Files
       Printer description files are analogous to the printer drivers distrib‐
       uted  with  a  printer  on  diskette or CD-ROM. The printer description
       files are located in the /usr/lbin/lprsetup  directory.	The  operating
       system ships with a number of print filters which support the following
       types of printer: Current model printers.  Legacy model printers.  Spe‐
       cific  third-party  printers.   Generic	text (line) printers.  Generic
       ANSI printers.  Generic EscapeP printers.  Generic PostScript  Level  1
       printers.   Generic  PostScript Level 2 printers.  Generic Pass-through
       non-filtered job support for printing files that were  preformatted  by
       an  application.	  Generic Remote support for network-based printing to
       remote UNIX hosts, printers, and print servers  that  support  the  RFC
       1179 printing protocol.

	      Generic Wide Character PostScript printers without language-spe‐
	      cific resident fonts.  Local-language character set printers are
	      supported	 using internationalized filters. Refer to i18n_print‐
	      ing(5) for more information.

       The set of printer description files is constantly  updated  with  each
       new release of the operating system.

       If  you	do  not find a specific print filter for your printer make and
       model in the /usr/lbin/lprsetup	directory,  you	 can:  Use  a  generic
       printer	description file and modify it, Use a printer description file
       for a similar printer, either on an as-is basis or with some  modifica‐
       tion, or Acquire a print filter directly from the manufacturer that you
       can use with either a generic printer description  file	or  a  printer
       description file for a similar printer.

       The  operating  system  also  supports  the  portable  Adobe PostScript
       Printer Description (PPD) filters shipped with many makes and models of
       printer. See ppdof(8) for more information.

EXAMPLES
       The following is the printer definition from the /etc/lprsetup.dat file
       for a generic text printer:

       #   Printer   Model   Name:    Generic	Text   #   Originating	 File:
       /usr/lbin/lprsetup/Generic_Text.lpd # Generic_Text|printer87:\
	   :PN=Generic Text:\
	   :br=9600:\
	   :fc=0177777:\
	   :fs=03:\
	   :if=/usr/lbin/pcfof +Cgeneric_text.pcf:\
	   :of=/usr/lbin/pcfof +Cgeneric_text.pcf:\
	   :xf=/usr/lbin/xf:\
	   :mx=0:\
	   :pl=66:\
	   :pw=80:\
	   :rw=on:\
	   :xc=0177777:\
	   :xs=044000:\
	   :PD=\n\  This  generic  entry  is for ASCII text printers using 8.5
       inch by 11 inch paper.\n \n:

       The following is the printer definition file from the lprsetup.dat file
       for a generic remote printer:

       printer:\
	   :PN=Generic Remote LPD:\
	   :PD=\n\  This  generic entry provides network-based printing to \n\
       remote UNIX hosts, printers, and print servers that \n\ support the RFC
       1179 printing protocol.\n\n:

FILES
       Location of the file The individual printer configuration files

SEE ALSO
       Commands: lpd(8), lpr(1), lprsetup(8), and printconfig(8),

       Files: printcap(4), pcfof(8), ppdof(8), and wwpsof(8)

       Misc: i18n_printing(5)

       System Administration

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