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- Subject: RE: Plotter problems
- Message-ID: <5NOV92.13282547@cc4.crl.aecl.ca>
- Date: 5 Nov 92 18:28:25 GMT
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- email me your /etc/printcap file and I'll take a look...
- DIAGNOSTICS
- lpr: copy file is too large
- A file is determined to be too "large" to print by
-
- Sun Release 4.1 Last change: 28 August 1989 3
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- LPR(1) USER COMMANDS LPR(1)
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- copying into the spool area. lpr truncates the file,
- and prints as much of it as it can. The maximum file
- length is specified by the mx capability of the
- printcap(5) entry for the printer. If no mx capability
- is specified, the default limit is 1000 Kbytes. Use
- the -s option as defined above to make a symbolic link
- to the file instead of copying it.
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- could be as simple as adding mx#0: onto the end of a printcap entry
-
-
- .. just a thought...
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