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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> sindi keesan wrote:
> > > Try the following:
> > > -------------------------------------
> > > cat filename | dos2unix -d > /dev/lp0
> > > -------------------------------------
> > I was trying to print files produced by pico in
> > linux so probably do not need dos2unix.
>
> Really?  Did you try it?


Yes, exactly as written above.  The printer made a few noises and then the 
paper light started blinking.

What does the -d mean?  Why would I want dos2unix to print a linux file?

I can print on a one-parport system with wp (or if I rename my file 
/tmp/document and use wp on it).

Have you tried printing in linux on a system with two parports?

> Cheers,
> Steven
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