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6.2.34 Printer

Syntax:

Printer printer

Example:
; On UNIX:
Printer -Phplj4
; On OS/2, DOS, Windows:
Printer LPT3:

This keyword is used to configure the printer that MsgEd TE will use when printing a message (Alt-W). The usage of this keyword depends on your platform:

On OS/2, DOS and Windows, it specifies the special device filename for printing. The default value is PRN. Other values that make sense are LPT1:, LPT2: and so on.

On UNIX, MsgEd TE prints by piping the message text into the lpr command, and the Printer keyword is used to configure additional options to the lpr command. By default, no additional options are used. If, for example, you do not want to use the default queue, but the queue named ‘hpjl4’, you would use Printer -Phplj4 in your configuration file.