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Question 1.1 How do I print a file
on my account?
- There are several commands that will print a file on icarus/tigger:
lpr, prtty, and qprt. lpr is
the most commonly used.
- Most commands require the name of the printer to be included. To get
a list of the printers and whether or not they are accepting print
jobs enter the command: lpstat -a
- lpr on icarus/tigger; enter:
lpr -Pprintername filename,
replacing
printername with the name
of the printer you want the printout to go to -- your best bet is to use uprint -- and replacing
filename with the name
of the file to be printed.
- prtty on icarus/tigger; enter:
prtty filename
replacing
filename with the name
of the file to be printed.
- qprt on icarus/tigger; enter:
qprt -Pprintername filename,
replacing
printername with the name
of the printer you want the printout to go to and replacing
filename with the name
of the file to be printed.
- For further information on printing in Unix, see
Using Unix: Printing.
Question 1.2 How do I print a postscript file from my icarus/tigger account?
- Use the command lpr -Pprintername filename.ps,
replacing
printername
with the name
of the printer you want the printout to go to and filename.ps with the
name of the Postscript file.
- For further information on printing in Unix, see
Using Unix: Printing.
Question 1.3 The job I just printed doesn't seem
to be coming off the printer. How come?
- You've probably selected a U-Print printer as your
printer destination.
- To print a U-Print job, you have to login to the U-Print
station beside the printer you're using (which doesn't
necessarily have to be the same one you chose when you
submitted the job for printing) and tell U-Print to print the
job.
- For more information, see
the U-Print Web Page: U-Print:
The New ACCC Public Printing System.
Question 1.4 Printing email -- how do I print
an entire email - not just the screen?
- In pine, the press Y to print an email message.
Question 1.5 Pine will not print my email.
- Pine should print directly to the attached printer when using the
Y command. If not, try these steps to set up a printer from your
account:
- 1. Go to pine
- 2. Press S for setup
- 3. Press P for printer
- 4. Move the cursor to "Personally selected print command"
- 5. Press A to Add Printer
- 6. Enter printer name (e.g. uprint)
- 7. Enter command for printer (lpr -Puprint)
- 8. Press E to exit
- 9. Press Y to confirm the changes you made
Need Additional Help?
Consider our Troubleshooting Guide.
If you need additional assistance,
please call the Client Services Office
at (312) 413-0003.
You can file a problem report
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