pap
is used to connect and send files to an AppleTalk connected printer using
the Apple Printer Access Protocol (PAP).
When
pap
starts execution, it
tries to open a session with the printer using PAP, and
then downloads the
files
to the printer.
If no
files
are given on the command line,
pap
begins reading from standard input.
If no printer is specified on the command line,
pap
looks for a file called
.paprc
in the current working directory and reads it to obtain the
nbpname
of a
printer.
Blank lines and lines that begin with a
`#'
are ignored.
type
and
zone
default to
LaserWriter
and the zone of the local host, respectively.
Note that
pap
is designed to be useful as a communication filter for sending
lpd(8)
spooled print jobs to AppleTalk connected printers. See
psf(8)
for hints on how to use it this way.
OPTIONS
-c
Take cuts. Normally
pap
tells the printer how long it has been waiting. When
-c
is specified,
pap
claims to have been waiting forever.
-e
Send any message from the printer to stderr instead of stdout.
psf(8)
invokes
pap
with this option.
-pnbpname
Connect to the printer named
nbpname
and do not consult the
.paprc
file to find a printer name. See
nbp_name(3)
for the syntax of
nbpname.
-sstatusfile
Update the file called
statusfile
to contain the most recent status message from the printer.
pap
gets the status from the printer when it is waiting for the printer to
process input. The
statusfile
will contain a single line terminated with a newline. This is useful
when
pap
is invoked by
psf(8)
within
lpd's
spool directory.
