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Old 05-09-2006, 01:02 AM   #1
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command line printer list

hi there,

i'm looking for a command that will output all the printers currently attached to my machine?

with a little bit of information, name, desctiptions maybe, something like that
 
Old 05-09-2006, 04:09 AM   #2
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lpstat -h localhost -p does the trick. Check out other options for lpstat (man lpstat) to get more advanced info.

good luck,
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