lpr(1)                          Apple Inc.                         lpr(1)

NAME
       lpr - print files

SYNOPSIS
       lpr  [  -E  ]  [  -H server[:port] ] [ -U username ] [ -P destina‐
       tion[/instance] ] [ -# num-copies [ -h ] [  -l  ]  [  -m  ]  [  -o
       option[=value]  ] [ -p ] [ -q ] [ -r ] [ -C title ] [ -J title ] [
       -T title ] [ file(s) ]

DESCRIPTION
       lpr submits files for printing.  Files named on the  command  line
       are  sent  to  the  named printer or the default destination if no
       destination is specified.  If no files are listed on the  command-
       line, lpr reads the print file from the standard input.

   THE DEFAULT DESTINATION
       CUPS provides many ways to set the default destination. The LPDEST
       and PRINTER environment variables are consulted first.  If neither
       are set, the current default set using the lpoptions(1) command is
       used, followed by the default set using the lpadmin(8) command.

OPTIONS
       The following options are recognized by lpr:

       -E   Forces encryption when connecting to the server.

       -H server[:port]
            Specifies an alternate server.

       -C "name"

       -J "name"

       -T "name"
            Sets the job name/title.

       -P destination[/instance]
            Prints files to the named printer.

       -U username
            Specifies an alternate username.

       -# copies
            Sets the number of copies to print.

       -h   Disables banner printing. This option  is  equivalent  to  -o
            job-sheets=none.

       -l   Specifies  that  the  print file is already formatted for the
            destination and  should  be  sent  without  filtering.   This
            option is equivalent to -o raw.

       -m   Send an email on job completion.

       -o option[=value]
            Sets a job option.  See "COMMON JOB OPTIONS" below.

       -p   Specifies  that  the  print  file  should be formatted with a
            shaded header with the date, time, job name, and page number.
            This  option is equivalent to -o prettyprint and is only use‐
            ful when printing text files.

       -q   Hold job for printing.

       -r   Specifies that the named print files should be deleted  after
            submitting them.

   COMMON JOB OPTIONS
       Aside  from  the  printer-specific  options  reported by the lpop‐
       tions(1) command, the following generic options are available:

       -o job-sheets=name
            Prints a cover page (banner) with the document.   The  "name"
            can  be  "classified",  "confidential", "secret", "standard",
            "topsecret", or "unclassified".

       -o media=size
            Sets the page size to size. Most printers  support  at  least
            the size names "a4", "letter", and "legal".

       -o number-up={2|4|6|9|16}
            Prints  2, 4, 6, 9, or 16 document (input) pages on each out‐
            put page.

       -o orientation-requested=4
            Prints the job in  landscape  (rotated  90  degrees  counter-
            clockwise).

       -o orientation-requested=5
            Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees clockwise).

       -o orientation-requested=6
            Prints the job in reverse portrait (rotated 180 degrees).

       -o print-quality=3

       -o print-quality=4

       -o print-quality=5
            Specifies the output quality - draft (3), normal (4), or best
            (5).

       -o sides=one-sided
            Prints on one side of the paper.

       -o sides=two-sided-long-edge
            Prints on both sides of the paper for portrait output.

       -o sides=two-sided-short-edge
            Prints on both sides of the paper for landscape output.

NOTES
       The -c, -d, -f, -g, -i, -n, -t, -v, and -w options  are  not  sup‐
       ported by CUPS and produce a warning message if used.

EXAMPLES
       Print two copies of a document to the default printer:

           lpr -# 2 filename

       Print a double-sided legal document to a printer called "foo":

           lpr -P foo -o media=legal -o sides=two-sided-long-edge filename

       Print a presentation document 2-up to a printer called "foo":

           lpr -P foo -o number-up=2 filename

SEE ALSO
       cancel(1),   lp(1),  lpadmin(8),  lpoptions(1),  lpq(1),  lprm(1),
       lpstat(1), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2007-2019 by Apple Inc.

26 April 2019                      CUPS                            lpr(1)