Printcap, form feed question

[kelqc]

Hi

I am using LPRng to hand the printing on my scobox v 5.0.5
I was wondering if I put:

:ff='^L':
in the printcap, will this put a form feed at the end of the print job?

Also, is the format correct?, do you use quotes ?

Any help would be great

Thanks

Kelvin

 

[PHV]

man printcap

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[kelqc]

Hi PHV

I have looked in the printcap man file on my sco system, and unfortunately it doesn't talk about the ff: option

I have looked a the printcap man file on a Linux system and I believe ff: is what I need, but I am just not sure if the format of the control character I am putting in the printcap file is correct.

Thanks

Kelvin

 

[PHV]

AFAIK, SCO OSR 5.0.x doesn't support ff= in /etc/printcap.

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[kelqc]

OK,

Well that rules that idea out, I will see if I can work something else out then.

Thanks heaps

Kelvin