Choose A Printer VIA Linux / Unix

Choosing a Printer:

Many systems will have more than one printer available to the user. These printers can be attached to the local system via a parallel, serial, or USB port, or available over the network. Use the lpstat (1) command to see a list of available printers:

• lpstat -p -d
  

The option specifies that you want to see a list of printers, and the -d option reports the current default printer or class.

Use the -d option with the lp command to print to a specific printer:

• lp -d printer filename
  
  or the -P option with the lpr command:
  
  

• lpr -P printer filename