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lpadmin Examples

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lpadmin -dSales This command makes the "Sales" printer the default printer on the system.

[lpadmin -xSales]
Remove the print queue named "Sales".

[lpadmin -o nobanner -p Sales]
Allow users to submit a print request to "Sales" that asks that no banner page be printed.

[lpadmin -o banner -p Sales]
Force a banner page to be printed with every print request, even when a user asks for no banner page. This is the default.

[lpadmin -pSales -Fcontinue]
Restore the print service after a printer fault; continue printing on the top of the page where printing stopped. Can also use "beginning" or "wait" instead of "continue".


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