NAME
directomatic - Print without spooler
SYNOPSIS
directomatic -P <printdef>
[-J jobtitle] [-o
[-J jobtitle] [-o
option=value [...]] [file]
DESCRIPTION
Directomatic is a filter script to print with
free software printer drivers without the need of a print spooler.
It is designed to be used together with a Foomatic printer
definition file.
Options
- -P <printdef>
- where printdef is the printer definition file to use.
- -J <jobtitle>
- -J <jobtitle>
- where job title will be printed in the head line of every page
- where job title will be printed in the head line of every page
of a plain text job.
- -o option=value
- Set an arbitrary option.
- file
- The file to print.
Commands
Directomatic will print from standard input
unless a file to print is specified on the command line. If your
printer definition file is in /etc/foomatic/direct or
~/.foomatic/direct you do not need to specify its path. Put
a (instructions in the file) to redirect the output of directomatic
to your printer instead of standard output. To make normal users
able to print this way add them to group lp and make sure
the appropriate printer device file /dev/lpX is
group-writable.
See http://www.linuxprinting.org/direct-doc.html
FILES
- /etc/foomatic/direct/<queue>
- The foomatic printer definition file.
EXIT STATUS
directomatic returns 0 unless something
unexpected happens.
AUTHOR
Manfred Wassmann <>
for the foomatic project using output from the associated binary.
BUGS
None so far.