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Index To All The Configuration and Printcap Options

Appendix A. Index To All The Configuration and Printcap Options

Table A-1. LPRng Options

Option Purpose or Value
ab always print banner, ignore lpr -h option
achk query accounting server when connected
ae accounting at end (see also af, la, ar, as)
af name of accounting file (see also la, ar)
ah automatically hold all jobs
allow_getenv Allow use of LPD_CONF
allow_user_logging allow users to request logging info using lpr -mhost%port
allow_user_setting allow privileged user to impersonate other users
ar enable remote transfer accounting (if af is set)
as accounting at start (see also af, la, ar)
use_auth authentication type to use
auth_forward authentication type for forwarding
be Banner at End Generation Program
bk Berkeley lpd job file format
bk_filter_options Berkeley lpd filter options
bk_of_filter_options Berkeley lpd OF filter options
bkf backwards-compatible filters: use simple parameters
bl short banner line sent to banner printer
bp Banner Generation Program (see bs, be)
bq_format Format of bounce queue output
br Serial port bit rate (see ty)
bs Banner at Start Generation Program
check_for_nonprintable lpr checks for nonprintable file
class_in_status Show job class name in lpq status information
client Mark printcap entry for client programs only
cm comment identifying printer (lpq)
config_file configuration file
connect_grace connection control for remote printers
connect_interval connection control for remote printers
connect_timeout connection control for remote printers
connect_try connection control for remote printers
create_files create spool queue files
control_filter control file filter
db debug options for queue
default_format default job format
default_permission default permission for files
default_printer default printer
default_priority default job priority
default_remote_host default remote host
default_tmp_dir default directory for temp files
destinations printers that a route filter may return and we should query
done_jobs save status for last N jobs
done_jobs_max_age remove status older than N seconds
ff string to send for a form feed
filter_ld_path filter LD_LIBRARY_PATH value
filter_options filter options
filter_path filter PATH environment variable
fo send form feed when device is opened
force_fqdn_hostname force FQDN hostname value in control file
force_localhost force clients to send all requests to localhost
force_queuename force use of this queuename if none provided
fq send form feed when device is closed
full_time use extended time format
generate_banner generate banner page for forwarded jobs
group Effective Group ID (EGID) for SUID ROOT programs
half_close Use shutdown(fd,1) when sending job to remote printer instead of close(fd)
hl Header (banner) last, at end of job
ignore_requested_user_priority Ignore requested user priority
incoming_control_filter incoming job control filter
if default (f, l) filter program
ipv6 using IPV6 conventions
kerberos_keytab kerberos keytab file location
kerberos_life kerberos key lifetime
kerberos_renew kerberos key renewal time
kerberos_forward_principal kerberos remote principle name for forwarding
kerberos_server_principal kerberos remote server principle name
kerberos_service kerberos default service
la enable local printer accounting (if af is set)
ld leader string sent on printer open
lf error log file for spool queue
lk lock the IO device
lockfile lpd lock file
logger_destination destination for logging information
logger_timeout intervals between connection attempts
logger_pathname temp file for log information
logger_max_size max size in Kbytes of temp file for log information
longnumber use long job number when a job is submitted
lp printer device name or specification
lpd_bounce force lpd to filter job before forwarding
lpd_force_poll force lpd to poll idle printers
lpd_poll_time interval between lpd printer polls
lpd_port lpd listening port
lpd_printcap_path lpd printcap path
lpr_bounce lpr does filtering as in bounce queue
lpr_bsd lpr does filtering as in bounce queue
mail_from mail user from user name
mail_operator_on_error mail to this operator on error
max_connect_interval maximum time between connection attempts
max_log_file_size maximum size (in K) of spool queue log file
max_servers_active maximum number of lpd queue servers that can be active
max_status_line maximum length of status line
max_status_size maximum size (in K) of status file
mc maximum copies allowed
min_log_file_size minimum size (in K) of spool queue log file
min_status_size minimum size to reduce status file to
minfree minimum amount of free space needed
ml minimum number of printable characters for printable check
ms_time_resolution millisecond time resolution
mx maximum job size (1Kb blocks, 0 = unlimited)
nb use nonblocking device open
network_connect_grace pause between transferring jobs to remote printer
nline_after_file N line after file name
of banner output filter
of_filter_options OF filter options
oh Printcap entry valid only on these hosts
originate_port originate connections from these ports
pass_env clients pass these environment variables to filters
perms_path lpd.perms files
pl page length (in lines)
pr pr program for p format
printcap_path printcap file
ps printer status file name
pw page width (in characters)
px page width in pixels (horizontal)
py page length in pixels (vertical)
queue_lock_file queue lock file name
queue_control_file queue control file name
queue_status_file queue status file name
qq put queue name in control file
remote_support operations allowed to remote host
report_server_as server name for status reports
retry_econnrefused Retry on connect ECONNREFUSED errors
retry_nolink Retry device open or connect failures
return_short_status return short lpq status when request arrives from specified host
reuse_addr set SO_REUSEADDR on outgoing ports
reverse_lpq_format reverse lpq format when request arrives from specified host
rg clients allow only users in this group access to printer
rm remote machine (hostname) (with rp)
router routing filter, returns destinations
rp remote printer name (with rm)
rw open printer for reading and writing
safe_chars additional safe characters in control file lines
save_on_error save job when an error
save_when_done save job when done
sb short banner (one line only)
sd spool directory pathname
send_block_format send block of data, rather than individual files
send_data_first send data files first in job transfer
send_failure_action failure action to take after send_try attempts failed
send_job_rw_timeout print job read/write timeout
send_query_rw_timeout status query operation read/write timeout
send_try maximum number of times to try sending job
sendmail sendmail program
server Mark printcap entry for lpd server program only
server_tmp_dir server temporary file directory
sf suppress form feeds separating data files in job
sh suppress header (banner) pages
short_status_date short (hh:mm) timestamp format for status
short_status_length short lpq status length in lines
socket_linger set the SO_LINGER socket option
spool_dir_perms spool directory permissions
spool_file_perms spool file permissions
ss name of queue that server serves (with sv)
stalled_time time after which to report active job stalled
stop_on_abort stop processing queue on filter abort
stty stty commands to set output line characteristics
sv names of servers for queue (with ss)
syslog_device name of syslog device
tc Include indicated printcap entries in current entry
tr trailer string to send before closing printer
translate_format translate data format in control file
unix_socket enable use of a UNIX socket for localhost connections
unix_socket_path UNIX socket pathname
use_info_cache read and cache information
use_shorthost Use short hostname for lpr control and data file names
user Effective User ID (EUID) for SUID ROOT programs
wait_for_eof Wait for EOF on connection