[2700] in Athena Bugs
printcap(5)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Krikorian)
Wed Aug 2 21:05:21 1989
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 89 21:04:58 -0400
From: David Krikorian <dkk@ATHENA.MIT.EDU>
To: doc-bugs@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Reply-To: dkk@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
There's something missing here, and in the source for the man page
(VS6.3B):
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PRINTCAP(5) UNIX Programmer's Manual PRINTCAP(5)
NAME
printcap - printer capability data base
SYNOPSIS
/etc/printcap
DESCRIPTION
Printcap is a simplified version of the termcap(5) data base
used to describe line printers. The spooling system
accesses the printcap file every time it is used, allowing
dynamic addition and deletion of printers. Each entry in
the data base is used to describe one printer. This data
base may not be substituted for, as is possible for termcap,
because it may allow accounting to be bypassed.
option may be used to force output to a specific printer.
The printer name and capability used in lpq(1), lpr(1), and
lprm(1) are determined as follows. If the -P option is
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Note how the second DESCRIPTION paragraph starts, with the word
"option."
