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