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.TH PSF 8 "17 Dec 1991" "netatalk 1.2"
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.TH psf 8 "17 Dec 1991" 2.0.3 Netatalk
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psf \- PostScript filter
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\fBpsf\fR [ \-n \fBname\fR ] [ \-h \fBhost\fR ] [ \-w \fBwidth\fR ] [ \-l \fBlength\fR ] [ \-i \fBindent\fR ] [\-c]
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filter for PostScript printing.
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interprets the name it was called with to determine what filters to
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invoke. First, if the string ``pap'' appears anywhere in the name,
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to talk to a printer via AppleTalk. Next, if the string ``rev'' appears,
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to reverse the pages of the job. Finally, if
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was called with a filter's name as the leading string, it invokes that
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filter. If there is no filter to run,
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examines the magic number of the input, and if the input is not
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PostScript, converts it to PostScript.
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filter for PostScript printing. psf interprets the name
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it was called with to determine what filters to invoke. First, if the
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string ``pap'' appears anywhere in the name, psf
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invokes \fIpap\fR to talk to a printer via
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AppleTalk. Next, if the string ``rev'' appears,
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psf invokes \fIpsorder\fR to
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reverse the pages of the job. Finally, if psf was
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called with a filter's name as the leading string, it invokes that
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filter. If there is no filter to run, psf examines the
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magic number of the input, and if the input is not PostScript, converts it
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In the default configuration,
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supports two kludges. The first causes
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to check its name for the letter `m'. If this letter is found and accounting
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twice, once to get an initial page count and to print the job, and
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another time to get a final page count. This is a work-around for bugs
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in a variety of PAP implementions that cause printers to never properly
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close the PAP output file. A notable example is any printer by
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The second kludge causes
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to examine its name for the letter `w'. If this letter is found and
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accounting is turned on,
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flag. This flag causes
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to wait until the printer's status contains the string `idle'. Once
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this string is found, the job is printed as normal. This kludge is a
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work-around for printers, notably Hewlett-Packard's LaserJet IV, which
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In the default configuration, psf supports two
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kludges. The first causes psf to check its name for the
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letter `m'. If this letter is found and accounting is turned on,
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psf calls \fIpap\fR twice,
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once to get an initial page count and to print the job, and another time
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to get a final page count. This is a work\-around for bugs in a variety of
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PAP implementions that cause printers to never properly close the PAP
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output file. A notable example is any printer by Hewlett\-Packard.
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The second kludge causes psf to examine its name
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for the letter `w'. If this letter is found and accounting is turned
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on, psf calls \fIpap\fR with
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the \fB\-w\fR flag. This flag causes \fIpap\fR
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to wait until the printer's status contains the string `idle'.
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Once this string is found, the job is printed as normal. This kludge is a
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work\-around for printers, notably Hewlett\-Packard's LaserJet IV, which
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will report a page count while a previous jobs is still printing.
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to print text files, PostScript files,
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DVI output, to an AppleTalk connected LaserWriter Plus. Since the
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LaserWriter Plus stacks pages in descending order, we reverse the pages
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and print the burst page last.
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The sample \fIprintcap\fR entry below
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invokes psf to print text files, PostScript files,
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\fItroff\fR's C/A/T output, and \fITeX\fR's DVI output, to an AppleTalk connected
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LaserWriter Plus. Since the LaserWriter Plus stacks pages in descending
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order, we reverse the pages and print the burst page last.
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laser|lp|LaserWriter Plus on AppleTalk:\\
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:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/laser:\\
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:lp=/usr/spool/lpd/laser/null:\\
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:lf=/var/adm/lpd-errs:pw#80:hl:\\
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:of=:LIBDIR:/filters/ofpap:\\
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:if=:LIBDIR:/filters/ifpaprev:\\
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:tf=:LIBDIR:/filters/tfpaprev:\\
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:df=:LIBDIR:/filters/dfpaprev:
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:lf=/var/adm/lpd\-errs:pw#80:hl:\\
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:of=:LIBEXECDIR:/ofpap:\\
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:if=:LIBEXECDIR:/ifpaprev:\\
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:tf=:LIBEXECDIR:/tfpaprev:\\
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:df=:LIBEXECDIR:/dfpaprev:
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Note that if the host in question spools to more than one AppleTalk
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should not be used for the
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capability. Instead, a null device should be created with
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for each printer, as has been done above.
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printer, \fB/dev/null\fR should not be used for the
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\fIlp\fR capability. Instead, a null device
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should be created with \fImknod\fR for each
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printer, as has been done above.
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Finally, there is a file in the spool directory,
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.BR /var/spool/lpd/laser ,
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reads for the AppleTalk name of the printer.
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\fB/var/spool/lpd/laser\fR, called .paprc,
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which \fIpap\fR reads for the AppleTalk name of
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