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System Administration Commandsconv_lpd(1M)

NAME

 conv_lpd - convert LPD configuration

SYNOPSIS

 conv_lpd [ -c printers | -c printcap] [-n] file

DESCRIPTION

 

conv_lpd converts LPD printer configuration information from file to a printers.conf or a printcap file (see printers.conf(4)). file specifies the name of the input file, and can be either in printers.conf or printcap format. If file is in printers.conf format, it converts it to a printcap file. If file is in printcap format, it converts it to a printers.conf file.

OPTIONS

 

The following options are supported:

-c printers | -c printcap
Specifies the type of output file produced by the conversion. -c printers converts to a printers.conf file. -c printcap converts to a printcap file. -c printers is the default.
-n
Preserves the namelist during the conversion.

OPERANDS

 

The following operands are supported:

file
The file to be converted.

EXAMPLES

 Example 1. Converting a printcap file to a printers.conf file.
 

The following example converts a printcap file to a printers.conf file.

  
example% conv_lpd /etc/printcap

Example 2. Converting a printcap file to a printers.conf file and preserving the namelist.
 

The following example converts a printcap file to a printers.conf file and preserves the namelist.

  
example% conv_lpd -c printers -n /etc/printcap

Example 3. Converting a printers.conf file to a printcap file and preserving the namelist.
 

The following example converts a printers.conf file to a printcap file and preserves the namelist.

  
example% conv_lpd -c printcap -n /etc/printers.conf

EXIT STATUS

 

The following exit values are returned:

0
Successful completion.
non-zero
An error occurred.

FILES

 
/etc/printers.conf
System printer configuration database.
/etc/printcap
SunOS 4.x printer capability database.

ATTRIBUTES

 

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
AvailabilitySUNWpcu

SEE ALSO

 

lpset(1M), printers.conf(4), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.9Go To TopLast Changed 9 Sep 1996
 
      
      
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