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System Administration Commandslpget(1M)


NAME

 lpget - get printing configuration

SYNOPSIS

 lpget [-k key] [ destination ... | list]

DESCRIPTION

 

The lpget utility reads printing configuration information from the configuration databases in $HOME/.printers, /etc/printers.conf, printers.conf.byname, printers.org_dir, and FNS printer contexts. This information, called a configuration report, is displayed to the standard output. See printers(4) and printers.conf(4) for information about the printer configuration databases.

lpget displays a configuration report for all keys for the specified destination or destinations by default. Use the -k option to display a configuration report for specific keys. Use the list operand to display a configuration report for all configured destinations.

OPTIONS

 

The following option is supported:

-k key
Displays a configuration report for key. See printers.conf(4) for information about specifying key.

OPERANDS

 

The following operands are supported:

destination
Displays a configuration report for destination. Destination can be either a printer of a class of printers, (see lpadmin(1M)). Specify destination using atomic, POSIX-style (server:destination), or Federated Naming Service (FNS) (.../service/printer/...) names. See printers.conf (4) for information regarding the naming conventions for atomic and FNS names, and standards(5) for information concerning POSIX.
list
Displays a configuration report for all configured destinations.

EXAMPLES

 Example 1. Displaying a Configuration Report for the bsdaddr Key
 

The following example displays a configuration report for the bsdaddr key for printer catalpa.

 
example% lpget -k bsdaddr catalpa
Example 2. A Configuration Report for all Keys for all Configured Destinations
 

The following example displays a configuration report for all keys for all configured destinations.

 
example% lpget list

EXIT STATUS

 

The following exit values are returned:

0
Successful completion.
non-zero
An error occurred.

FILES

 
/etc/printers.conf
System printer configuration database.
$HOME/.printers
User-configurable printer database.
printers.conf.byname
NIS version of /etc/printers.conf.
printers.org_dir
NIS+ version of /etc/printers.conf.
fns.ctx_dir.domain
FNS version of /etc/printers.conf.

ATTRIBUTES

 

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

ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
AvailabilitySUNWpcu
Stability LevelStable

SEE ALSO

 

ldap(1), lp(1), lpc(1B), lpq(1B), lpr(1B), lpstat(1), lpadmin (1M), lpset(1M), printers(4), printers.conf(4), attributes(5), standards(5)

System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services

NOTES

 

Be mindful of the following if the LDAP database is used as the name service. If the ldapclient(1M) server is a replica LDAP server, LDAP printer database updates may not appear immediately, as the replica server may not not have been updated by the master server and can be out of sync. For example, a printer that you deleted by using lpset(1M) may still appear in the printer list you display with lpget until the replica is updated from the master. Replica servers vary as to how often they are updated from the master. Refer to the System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services for more information on LDAP replication.


SunOS 5.9Go To TopLast Changed 6 Aug 2001

 
      
      
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