syntax for printing to a serial printer

[njdnjd]

I am stuck on the syntax for printing a file to a serial printer. Any ideas?

 

[olded]

Hi:

I'm assuming you want to call this from a shell script. Providing the serial printer is correctly set up with the OS, simply cat the file via redirection to the printer device:

cat <my_file> > /dev/<my_serial_print_device>

Regards,

Ed
Schaefer

 

[marrow]

lpr or lp filename
lpstat (checks)

 

[njdnjd]

Thank you, the cat syntax worked! I had tried the lp and lpr command and it didn't work and I thought it was because it was a serial printer. Either way it's printing now so I am happy.....thanks again, this site is a gold mind!