LP(IV) 5/27/74 LP(IV)
NAME
lp - line printer
DESCRIPTION
Lp provides the interface to any of the standard DEC line
printers. When it is opened or closed, a suitable number of
page ejects is generated. Bytes written are printed.
An internal parameter within the driver determines whether
or not the device is treated as having a 96- or 64-character
set. In half-ASCII mode, lower case letters are turned into
upper case and certain characters are escaped according to
the following table:
{ (
} )
` '
| !
~ ^
The driver correctly interprets carriage returns,
backspaces, tabs, and form feeds. A sequence of newlines
which extends over the end of a page is turned into a form
feed. Lines longer than 80 characters are truncated. (This
number is a parameter in the driver.)
FILES
/dev/lp
SEE ALSO
lpr (I)
BUGS
Half-ASCII mode and the maximum line length should be
settable by a call analogous to stty (II).