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  4. LLLLIIIIBBBBSSSSPPPPOOOOOOOOLLLL((((3333))))                      IIIImmmmpppprrrreeeessssssssaaaarrrriiiioooo                       LLLLIIIIBBBBSSSSPPPPOOOOOOOOLLLL((((3333))))
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  8. LLLLIIIIBBBBRRRRAAAARRRRYYYY DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN
  9.      _l_i_b_s_p_o_o_l provides a C Language application programming interface (API) to
  10.      the UNIX printer spooling system. There are two common UNIX printer
  11.      spooling systems, System V and BSD.  While both of these spooling systems
  12.      provide essentially the same capabilities, each has its own command set
  13.      and neither provides a C API.  _l_i_b_s_p_o_o_l provides a single API to both
  14.      spooling systems. Spooling functions provided by _l_i_b_s_p_o_o_l include print
  15.      job submittal and cancel, print queue reading and control.
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  17. LLLLIIIIBBBBRRRRAAAARRRRYYYY AAAACCCCCCCCEEEESSSSSSSS
  18.      A program that calls _l_i_b_s_p_o_o_l functions must include the _s_p_o_o_l._h header
  19.      file located in the ////uuuussssrrrr////iiiinnnncccclllluuuuddddeeee directory. In addition, the program must
  20.      link with the _l_i_b_s_p_o_o_l._a library located in ////uuuussssrrrr////lllliiiibbbb. The link line would
  21.      look like:
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  23.       ... -lspool ...
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  25. FFFFUUUUNNNNCCCCTTTTIIIIOOOONNNNSSSS
  26.      SSSSppppoooooooolllliiiinnnngggg SSSSyyyysssstttteeeemmmm SSSSeeeelllleeeeccccttttiiiioooonnnn
  27.                     SLSetSpooler
  28.                     SLGetSpooler
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  30.      PPPPrrrriiiinnnntttteeeerrrr IIIInnnnffffoooorrrrmmmmaaaattttiiiioooonnnn
  31.                     SLGetPrinterList
  32.                     SLGetPrinterInfo
  33.                     SLGetDefPrinterName
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  35.      OOOOppppttttiiiioooonnnn MMMMaaaannnnaaaaggggeeeemmmmeeeennnntttt
  36.                     SLGetPrinterSettings
  37.                     SLSysVGetSpoolerOptions
  38.                     SLSysVGetPrinterOptions
  39.                     SLSysVSaveSpoolerOptions
  40.                     SLSysVSavePrinterOptions
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  42.      PPPPrrrriiiinnnntttt JJJJoooobbbb HHHHaaaannnnddddlllliiiinnnngggg
  43.                     SLSubmitJob
  44.                     SLSubmitJobFd
  45.                     SLSubmitJobBuf
  46.                     SLSubmitJobSimple
  47.                     SLCancelJob
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  49.      PPPPrrrriiiinnnntttteeeerrrr QQQQuuuueeeeuuuueeee IIIInnnnffffoooorrrrmmmmaaaattttiiiioooonnnn
  50.                     SLGetQueue
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  52.      PPPPrrrriiiinnnntttteeeerrrr QQQQuuuueeeeuuuueeee CCCCoooonnnnttttrrrroooollll
  53.                     SLSetSpoolerState
  54.                     SLGetSpoolerState
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  56.      EEEExxxxeeeeccccuuuuttttiiiioooonnnn EEEErrrrrrrroooorrrr HHHHaaaannnnddddlllliiiinnnngggg
  57.                     SLPerror
  58.                     SLGetSpoolerError
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  63.                                                                         PPPPaaaaggggeeee 1111
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  70. LLLLIIIIBBBBSSSSPPPPOOOOOOOOLLLL((((3333))))                      IIIImmmmpppprrrreeeessssssssaaaarrrriiiioooo                       LLLLIIIIBBBBSSSSPPPPOOOOOOOOLLLL((((3333))))
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  74. AAAARRRRCCCCHHHHIIIITTTTEEEECCCCTTTTUUUURRRREEEE
  75.      Many of the _l_i_b_s_p_o_o_l functions rely on the System V or BSD spooling
  76.      system shell-level commands to accomplish the actual spooling system
  77.      work. The architecture of the library is depicted below.
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  79.                                    User Program
  80.                                          |
  81.                                      libspool
  82.                                          |
  83.                          System V       ___         BSD
  84.                      Spooling Commands       Spooling Commands
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  86. DDDDEEEEBBBBUUUUGGGGGGGGIIIINNNNGGGG
  87.      If the global variable _S_L_d_e_b_u_g is set to a non-zero value, _l_i_b_s_p_o_o_l will
  88.      print debugging information to standard error during execution. The
  89.      global _S_L_d_e_b_u_g is declared in the header file _s_p_o_o_l._h.
  90.  
  91. SSSSIIIIGGGGNNNNAAAALLLL HHHHAAAANNNNDDDDLLLLIIIINNNNGGGG ((((SSSSIIIIGGGGCCCCLLLLDDDD))))
  92.      A number of _l_i_b_s_p_o_o_l functions spawn child processes to accomplish their
  93.      tasks. The child processes are executed in a blocking fashion whereby the
  94.      parent waits for the child to complete its processing. During the
  95.      execution of a child process, _l_i_b_s_p_o_o_l explicitly ignores the SSSSIIIIGGGGCCCCLLLLDDDD
  96.      signal.  Following execution of the child, the library restores the
  97.      original SSSSIIIIGGGGCCCCLLLLDDDD handling. The library uses the PPPPOOOOSSSSIIIIXXXX signal handling
  98.      function _s_i_g_a_c_t_i_o_n(_2) to set the state of signal handling. Code that
  99.      links with _l_i_b_s_p_o_o_l that must catch the SSSSIIIIGGGGCCCCLLLLDDDD signal should use the
  100.      PPPPOOOOSSSSIIIIXXXX signal handling functions to avoid conflicts between signal
  101.      handling mechanisms.
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  103. NNNNEEEETTTTWWWWOOOORRRRKKKK OOOOPPPPEEEERRRRAAAATTTTIIIIOOOONNNNSSSS
  104.      Certain _l_i_b_s_p_o_o_l functions obtain information about network printers by
  105.      executing remote commands. It may be impossible for _l_i_b_s_p_o_o_l to obtain a
  106.      connection to the remote machine (remote machine is down, network is not
  107.      reachable, etc.). In this case the _l_i_b_s_p_o_o_l function will timeout and
  108.      return an error code. The timeout period, in seconds, is specified by the
  109.      global variable _S_L_n_e_t__t_i_m_e_o_u_t. The default timeout period is specified by
  110.      the value of SSSSLLLL____NNNNEEEETTTT____TTTTIIIIMMMMEEEEOOOOUUUUTTTT in _s_p_o_o_l._h.
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  112. SSSSEEEEEEEE AAAALLLLSSSSOOOO
  113.      lp(1), lpr(1), sigaction(2)
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