Host services

lp -h <printer-ip> <file>

Send a print job to a network printer (IPP, TCP 631). The printer lists it with 'lpstat -W completed'.

Works on: PC, Server, NASMode: shell

Example

PC1# lp -h 10.0.0.20 report.pdf

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What does the "lp -h <printer-ip> <file>" command do?

Send a print job to a network printer (IPP, TCP 631). The printer lists it with 'lpstat -W completed'.

Example of "lp -h <printer-ip> <file>"

PC1# lp -h 10.0.0.20 report.pdf

More Host services commands

systemctl {start|stop|status} <service>dns add <name> <ip>resolvectl dns <iface> <server-ip>curl <url> / wget <url>lpstat [-p | -t | -W completed]net usershare add <share> <path>smbclient -L //<nas> -N snmpget -v2c -c <community> <ip> sysName.0 cat /var/log/syslog ls /srv/tftp

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