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Sindi Keesan wrote:
>
>   gs -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=deskjet  -sOutputFile=}lpr thesis.ps
> 
> This would be easier to make into a script.  I presume that 
> /dev/lp0 is already defined somewhere on the computer as the 
> printer port.

In /etc/printcap

> cat thesis.txt | lpr  to print text

For that to print, lpd must be running.

> Info on using old CD-ROM drives, Graphics Mini Howto, 
> UMSDOS, sharing swap space with Windows, PLIP, SLIP.  
> Locales.  12 consoles. 
> Big chapter on networking and on kernel hacking.

Most of that info (in one form or another) is be in the 
/docs directory on the Slackware CDrom.  Of course, it 
is much better having it all in one book with a nice index.

Cheers,
Steven