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printing duplex and single sided

I have a printer that can print both duplex and single sided. However, at present the default mode is duplex. How can I set it up in such a way that it can print both duplex as well as single sided?

thanks,
--Vishnu

I believe it would be helpfull telling us
a) what distro you are using
b) what printer
c) what printersystem (cups, lpr)

You can print duplex or single sided using CUPS.

From the CUPS documentation:

Quote:

Printing On Both Sides of the Paper
The -o sides=two-sided-short-edge and -o sides=two-sided-long-edge options will enable duplexing on the printer, if the printer supports it. The -o sides=two-sided-short-edge option is suitable for landscape pages, while the -o sides=two-sided-long-edge option is suitable for portrait pages:

lp -o sides=two-sided-short-edge filename ENTER
lp -o sides=two-sided-long-edge filename ENTER

The default is to print single-sided:

lp -o sides=one-sided filename ENTER

I hope this helps
--Ian