Begin3 Title: lprMagic - lpr Universal Filter for Linux Version: 2.4 Entered-date: Jan99 Description: lprMagic is an lineprinter input filter for Unix Systems with Berkeley alike printing system (configuration using /etc/printcap), entirely and completely user configurable, via additional file /etc/lprMagic.conf. lprMagic extend the meaning of the word "printing", using in a ingenious way the -C lpr string, allowing the "printing" and the queueing of activity on /dev/lp, /dev/modem, /dev/sequencer,/dev/dsp, tcp port (ftp,smtp,nntp,http,...) and so on. RedHat & Debian & Slackware Linux 2.0.32 Examples: lpr -C"sheet=8;pages=5-8" file.txt # print pages 5-8 of file.txt, 8 sheet for page. lpr -C"device=fax;from=ME,to=YOU;tel=xyz;at=11am" file # send a fax to YOU at 11am, today. lpr -#4 -C"at=25.12.1997" merry.wav # play a song four times at Christmas' Day. lpr -"device=g3;output:=|uuencode -|mail root" file.ps # convert file.ps to g3 format and mail-it to root, # uuencoded. Main features are: 1) AUTOMATIC FILE TYPE RECOGNITION for the filetypes ascii, html, postscript,dvi,rpm, Micro(soft) Wave, Midi, gif, jpg, bmp, G3, tiffg3,etc. 2) FILE CON2.3 CAPABILITY (via pipe/redirection) 3) PRINTER & PAPER & RESOL. SELECTION AT RUN TIME 4) DELAYED-PROCESSING (via at(1)) 5) SAMBA & LPRng support Keywords: linux lpr filter magic format conversion Author: andreoli@pisoft.it (Michele Andreoli) Maintained-by: andreoli@pisoft.it (Michele Andreoli) Primary-site: sunsite.unc.edu /pub/Linux/system/Printing 101 lprMagic-2.4.tgz lprMagic-2.4.tgz Alternate-site: http://www4.pisoft.it/~andreoli/apps/lprMagic/ Platforms: Linux,#>0 printer(s),gcc,gs(1),a2ps,mpage,psutils [efax, Platforms: Netcat,Sndkit,Net-PBM,mpage] Copying-policy: GPL End