Epson Color Laser Printer, Owner'S Manual

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Settings for UNIX
Setting up for SunOS 4.1.4 or later
In the following steps, substitute the name that your printer will
be known by for HOSTNAME, and the name by which you want
your printer to be known for Rprinter.
1. Add the IP address and printer host name to the \etc\hosts
file.
For example:
22.33.44.55 HOSTNAME
2. Create a spool directory.
For example:
mkdir\var\spool\lpd\PRIFx
3. Add the printer entry to the \etc\printcap file.
For example:
Rprinter |
ALCXXXX:lp=:rm=HOSTNAME:rp=aux:sd=/var/spool/lpd/P
RIFx
4. To print, use the lpr command.
For example:
lpt -s -PRPrinter Print-File-Name
c
Caution:
Files that exceed 1 MB may not be printed unless the -s option is
used.