Linux printers under /etc

christianunix · 10-09-2007, 08:54 PM

hey how do I find the printers under /etc directory? there are multiple printers. should I use the grep command? thanks

pixellany · 10-09-2007, 09:05 PM

I've never seen printers in /etc. Do you know that your system puts them there?

You can use grep anytime that you know even part of a file or directory name. eg if you know that a file has "pri" in the name, then---in the appropriate directory---do "ls -R | grep pri". This will find all directories and file containing "pri".

homey · 10-09-2007, 09:13 PM

Do you mean in the /etc/printcap file?
If so, I would just run the command: cat /etc/printcap

pixellany · 10-09-2007, 11:09 PM

OK--learn something new every day. I found the ppd files in /etc/cups. I don't know where the print queues are stored---unless that is in the ppd file.