1 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # Here is a sample printer devices file where
2 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # some of the printers have been commented out.
4 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # The fields are:
6 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # $1 printer name
7 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # $2 printer location - just a comment for lp -d'?'
8 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # $3 destination host - machine that manages print queue
9 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # $4 devname - device name used by destination host or physical device file
10 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # $5 speed - for printers on serial ports
11 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # $6 class - describes printer, e.g., postscript vs pcl
12 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # $7 process - how to process file to produce printable output
13 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # $8 spooler - how to spool that output for printing
14 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # $9 stat - how to query device status
15 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # $10 kill - how to remove print jobs
16 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # $11 daemon - how to start the print daemon to serve queue
17 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # $12 sched - scheduling order
19 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # HP LaserJet 4M connected to serial port on an Annex terminal server.
20 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # 2c254 2C-254 rice tcp!annex!7035 19200 post+600dpi generic generic generic generic tcppost FIFO
22 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # HP LaserJet 4M connected to Ethernet via a JetDirect card.
23 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # The speed field is used to set the bufffer size in the tcpostio program run from tcppost.
24 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # 2c307 2C-307 alice tcp!mh2c307!9100 81920 post+600dpi generic generic generic generic tcppost FIFO
26 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # HP LaserJet 4M connected to serial port on a Cisco terminal server.
27 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # 2t4 2T-402 pyxis tcp!ts!4010 19200 post+600dpi generic generic generic generic tcppost FIFO
29 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # HP LaserJet 4Si/MX connected to Ethernet via a JetDirect card.
30 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # This printer has a duplexing option.
31 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # See /sys/lib/postscript/prologues/hpsimx.ps for a fix to make it default
32 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # to the large paper tray at postion 1.
33 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # fn 2C-501 helix tcp!fn!9100 81920 post2+600dpi+duplex generic generic generic generic tcppost FIFO
35 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # Tektronix Phaser 200i connected to Ethernet.
36 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # Using Xinet K-Talk software from a UNIX host. This software is not recommended.
37 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # We do not want to waste stock on the color printer so we do not print header pages.
38 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # peacock 2C-501 cetus peacock - post2+300dpi+nohead+color generic generic generic generic appletalk FIFO
40 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # Any PostScript printer connected to the LPT1 port on my 486 pc running Plan 9 as a terminal.
41 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull pcclone - - /dev/lpt1data - post+nohead generic pcclone - - - -
43 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # QMS-410 connected to the serial port of an NCD terminal.
44 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # math34 2T-102 rice tcp!math34!87 9600 post+600dpi generic generic generic generic tcppost FIFO
46 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # QMS-410 connected to the serial port of an AT&T 630/730 terminal
47 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # ps630 printer-on-630 - - - post+300dpi+nohead generic ps630 - - - -
49 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # Xante Accel-a-Writer-8200. 1200dpi printer that uses a BSD lpr print daemon protocol
50 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # psu 2C-501 cetus psu - post+1200dpi generic generic xante generic lpddaemon FIFO
52 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # 'stdout' sends the output to the standard output of the lp command.
53 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # if the 'phys_dev_name' field is set to a file or device, the output will go to it instead.
54 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # if '+sendEOT' is added to the 'class' field, an EOT character will be sent at the end of the output.
56 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull stdout - - - - post+nohead generic nospool - - - -
58 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # sends the output to the standard output of the lp command.
59 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # used for generating output suitable for 100 dpi.
60 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull 100dpi - - - - post+100dpi+nohead generic nospool - - - -
62 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # same as above for generating output suitable for 300 dpi.
63 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull 300dpi - - - - post+300dpi+nohead generic nospool - - - -
65 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # same as above for generating output suitable for 600 dpi.
67 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull 600dpi - - - - post+600dpi+nohead generic nospool - - - -
69 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # same as above for generating output suitable for Linotronics phototypesetter.
70 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull 1270dpi - - - - post+lino+nohead generic nospool - - - -
72 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # 600dpi postscript printer named vogon via BSD LPD printer queue on alice
73 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull vogon printer-room t23 /dev/atibm - post+600dpi generic generic generic generic dumb FIFO
75 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # HP DeskJet and Canon BJC-240
76 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull hpdeskjet - - /dev/lpt1data - gs!cdj670+nohead generic nospool - - - -
77 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull canonbjc240l - - /dev/lpt1data - gs!bjc600+nohead generic nospool - - - -
79 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull # LaserJet4-compatible printer on Linux parallel port
80 61746420 2005-08-31 devnull laser 2D t23 /dev/par0 - post+gs!ljet4+nohead generic generic generic generic gsdev FIFO
