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-p[a/b] [c] [#] Extract files to the printer
This option is used to extract files from a .ZIP file and send them to a
printer (serial or parallel) for printing. The command parameters are
defined and several examples are given here to make this complex command
clear.
-pa Extract to the printer device in ASCII mode
-pb Extract to the printer device in BINARY mode
ASCII mode is commonly used to print text. It will form feed after each
file when multiple files are being extracted.
Binary mode does not send any extra characters, extracting purely the
contents of the file to the specified device. This is commonly used to
send fonts or graphics to a laser printer. It will not form feed between
files.
The a and b options cannot be mixed in the same command line.
In combination with the -pa or -pb option you may specify the port to
which PKUNZIP should extract. If only a number between 1 and 4 is
specified, the extraction will go to that number of printer port (LPT1
through LPT4). If a "c" is specified PKUNZIP will extract to the COM
port. The "c" option may also be combined with a number from 1 to 4,
specifying COM1 through COM4.
This example will extract the specified files to the parallel port LPT1.
pkunzip sesame.zip *.doc -p
This example is extracting files in binary mode to a printer on the second
serial port.
pkunzip graphix.zip *.eps -pbc2
Here the files are extracted to a printer on the second parallel port in
ASCII mode.
pkunzip docs.zip -pa2
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