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Printer question
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Hi,
I'm not sure if you can specify an output to a file, you can set it to /dev/null. However a workaround would be to create the printer as you would a useable printer, accept printername, but disable printername. This would have the effect of writing all the requested prints to the directory /var/spool/lp/request/printername. Watch out for /var filling up over time or setup a symbolic link.
Clare
I'm not sure if you can specify an output to a file, you can set it to /dev/null. However a workaround would be to create the printer as you would a useable printer, accept printername, but disable printername. This would have the effect of writing all the requested prints to the directory /var/spool/lp/request/printername. Watch out for /var filling up over time or setup a symbolic link.
Clare
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