# lprm
# lpr -P printer -o option1=value -o option2=value filename
A user can define his own options for all his print jobs for a specific printer. They are saved in the ~/.cups/lpoptions file and override the default options that have been defined by the system administrator for this specific CUPS printer.
Add or modify print options
A user can set his own default options for a specific CUPS printer by issuing the command:
# lpoptions -p printer -o option1=value -o option2=value
Remove print options
Previously defined print options can be removed from ~/.lpoptions by:
# lpoptions -p printer -r option1 -r option2
List a printer’s options
To list print queue’s current options:
# lpoptions -p printer
To list print queue’s current options:
# lpoptions -p printer -l
Create sets of options - Printer Instances
A very useful CUPS feature is that sets of options can be defined. These can be system-wide if they are set by root, or user specific if they are set by a user. Printer instances are extra options for a specific printer that are saved as an extra printer in the form printer/set. This virtual printer’s settings override the default options.
To create a printer instance, as a user issue the command:# lpoptions -p printer/set1 -o option1=value -o option2=value
To delete a printer instance issue the command:
# lpoptions -x printer/set1
The printer instance is listed as a printer in lpstat.
The user can send a document to the printer instance:
# lpr -P printer/set1 filename
Weiteres mit man lpoptions
landscape - for landscape printing media=A4 - check your ppd file for possible media values Collate=true | false - useful when printing multiple copies sides=one-sided - um einseitig zu drucken sides=two-sided-short-edge - used for landscape prints sides=two-sided-long-edge - used for portrait prints [the default is sides=one-sided] page-ranges=1-4,7,9-12 - print specific pages or page ranges page-set=odd | even - print only odd or even pages outputorder=normal | reverse - the pages are printed from first to last or the other way around cpi=10 - characters per inch lpi=6 - lines per inch columns=2 - format the text in two or more columns page-left=value - specify the left margin in points [1pt = 1/72inch] page-right=value - specify the right margin in points [1pt = 1/72inch] page-top=value - specify the top margin in points [1pt = 1/72inch] page-bottom=value - specify the bottom margin in points [1pt = 1/72inch] job-sheets=none - front and back cover pages job-sheets=standard job-sheets=classified,classified