Printers
Note that if you are on the Visitors Network "Pink cables" please refer to the guide to Visitor Network Printing
List of Printers
A number of laser printers are available on site for general use. Details and specifications are outlined in the table below.
List of public printers (ATNF Narrabri)
Laser Printer | Location / Description |
Sharp MX4111N Multifunction | Observers' Area, Colour, Duplex A3/A4 |
Sharp MX4111N Multifunction | Admin Area, Colour, Duplex, A3/A4 |
Sharp MX-C311 Multifunction | Lodge, Colour, Duplex, A4 |
Unix / Linux
The basic command for printing in a Unix environment is the lpr command. The table below describes similar commands.
Command | Description |
lpr -Pprinter_name filename | Print the file filename to the printer printer_name |
lpq -Pprinter_name | Check the print queue on printer_name |
lprm -Pprinter_name job_number | Remove the print job from the printer queue corresponding to the specified printer name. The job number can be obtained by using the lpq command. |
lp -d printer_name filename | Print the file filename to the printer printer_name |
lpstat -o printer_name | Shows the jobs queue on the specified destination printer_name |
lpstat -a printer_name | Shows the accepting state of the printer queue printer_name |
Table of Postscript Printers
Laser Printer | Unix queue name | Location / Description |
Sharp MX4111N Multifunction | cacolour | Observers' Area, Colour, A3/A4 |
Sharp MX-C311 Multifunction | calgeprt | Lodge (next to piano), Duplex, A4 |
Sharp MX4111N Multifunction | casharp | Admin Area, Duplex, A4/A3 |
How to print multiple pages per sheet
- Use the mpage command (/usr/local/bin/mpage) to print either 2,4 or 8 pages onto one page. This command only works with POSTSCRIPT files.
- Example: To print the postscript file test.ps to the Sharp MX4111N, 4 pages per sheet in landscape mode you would use the following
mpage -4l -Pcacolour test.ps - For more details on the available options type man mpage
Original: John Giovannis (20th Jan 2004), modified: Brett Lennon ()