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| − | == Available Printers ==
| + | [https://earlham.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ITSKB/pages/9011202/Web+Print All information for printing on campus is here] |
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| − | The Computer Science Department provides support to the following printers:
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| − | # Dennis 224 Mac Lab (''D224'')
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| − | # Math/CS Lounge (''CSLounge'')
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| − | # Dennis 4th Floor (''4thfloor'')
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| − | # Lilly Library PC Lab (''Lilly'')
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| − | # Wildman Library PC Lab (''Wildman'')
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| − | # LBC PC Lab (''LBC'')
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| − | # Mary Lou's Office (''MaryLou'')
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| − | == Printing Tutorial ==
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| − | === <tt>a2ps</tt> ===
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| − | <tt>a2ps</tt> formats files for printing on a PostScript®The format used is nice and compact: normally two pages on each physical page, borders surrounding pages, headers with useful information (page number, printing date, le name or supplied header), line numbering, pretty-printing, symbol substitution, etc.
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| − | ==== General use ====
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| − | <center><tt>a2ps</tt> '''-P''' ''printer_name'' [OPTIONS] ''filename''</center>
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| − | <TABLE border="1" summary="Command summary for the a2ps printing tool">
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| − | <CAPTION>Usage of the <tt>a2ps</tt> printing tool</CAPTION>
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| − | <TR><TH>''Option''<TD>''Task''
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| − | <TR><TH>'''-P'''<TD>Specify a printer (i.e. ''D224'')
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| − | <TR><TH>'''-R'''<TD>Print in portrait mode
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| − | <TR><TH>'''-r'''<TD>Print in landscape mode
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| − | <TR><TH>'''--header[=text]'''<TD>Print a header of optional text
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| − | <TR><TH>'''--footer[=text]'''<TD>Print a footer of optional text
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| − | <TR><TH>'''--side=mode'''<TD>mode is either duplex, simplex, or tumble
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| − | <TR><TH>'''-1..-9'''<TD>Predefined font sizes
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| − | <TR><TH>'''--output=FILE'''<TD>Leave output to FILE
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| − | <TR><TH>'''--copies=NUM'''<TD>Print NUM copies
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| − | <TR><TH>'''--toc[=title]'''<TD>Generate a table of contents with title '''title'''
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| − | </TABLE>
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| − | ==== Example ====
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| − | To print the C file ''bar.c'' and its header ''foo.h'', on four virtual pages, duplex mode, on the ''CSLounge'' printer and save it into the file ''baz.ps'':
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| − | <center><tt>a2ps</tt> ''foo.h'' ''bar.c'' -4 '''-o''' ''baz.ps'' --sides=diuplex '''-P''' ''CSLounge''</center>
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| − | The option -4 tells <tt>a2ps</tt> to make four virtual pages (two ows by two columns). For more options on how to use <tt>a2ps</tt> check the man apge by running <tt>man a2ps</tt>.
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| − | === <tt>lpr</tt> ===
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| − | <tt>lpr</tt> is an off-line print utility. <tt>lpr</tt> uses a spooling daemon <tt>lpd</tt> to print the named files when facilities become available. If no names appear, the standard input is assumed
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| − | ==== General use =====
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| − | <TABLE border="1" summary="Command summary for the lpr printing tool">
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| − | <CAPTION>Usage of the <tt>lpr</tt> printing tool</CAPTION>
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| − | <TR><TH>''Option''<TD>''Task''
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| − | <TR><TH>'''-P'''<TD>Specify a printer (i.e. ''D224'')
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| − | <TR><TH>'''-Z''' mode'''<TD>mode is either duplex, landscape, or duplex
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| − | <TR><TH>-# n<TD>Print '''n''' copies
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| − | <TR><TH>'''-T'''<TD>Prints a title
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| − | </TABLE>
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| − | ==== Example ====
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| − | To print ''foo.txt'' to the Dennis 224 Mac Lab using landscape format:
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| − | <center><tt>lpr</tt> '''-P''' ''D224'' -Z landscape ''foo.txt''</center>
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| − | For more information on how to use <tt>lpr</tt>, please check the man page by running <tt>man lpr</tt>.
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| − | == Miscellany ==
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| − | Computer Science students are encouraged to print to the ''D224'' printer since it is funded by Earlham College Computer Services. If that printer happens to be non-functional, try ''CSLounge'' and, only in emergencies, ''MaryLou''.
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| − | If you have any questions or concerns about printing procedures and policies, please direct them to the [[SysadminContactInfo|Computer Science System and Network Adminstrators]].
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