Common Administration Task

Managing Printers=

print queue folder

/var/spool/cups

To see a list of all printers on the system and their status

lpstat -t
cupsaccept printername
cupsdisable printername
cupsreject

Print to a printer

lp -d printername /etc/inittab # this prints the inittab file
# the -d commandspecify the destination printer name
lpoptions -d printername # sets default printer

This information is stored in the /etc/cups/lpotions file Print multiple files

lp -d printername /etc/host /etc/issue