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- PRINT - print the current message
-
- Usage: PRINT
-
- The PRINT command sends the message to a printer, as determined by the
- MM variable PRINT-FILTER. By default, it uses /usr/local/bin/print,
- which asks you what printer you want (and offers a list) unless you have
- a printer defined in your .profile file. Students can use CUCCA's
- printers in the Int Affairs and Mudd micro labs (etc); see the lab
- consultant for printer names and capabilities.
-
- If you are using MS-Kermit and have a printer directly attached to
- your PC, you can use a print command called pcprint. Type
- "help set print-filter" to see how to customize printing.
-
- The prefix LITERAL will force printing of all header fields regardless of
- any settings of SET DONT-PRINT-HEADERS and SET ONLY-PRINT-HEADERS.
-
- Examples:
- Read>print #print the message
- Read>literal print #print the message with all header fields
-
- PRINT is somewhat similar to LIST. For example, you can print with the
- LIST command by specifying a shell print command. The following...
- Read>list |"lpr -Piab1"
- ...uses the lpr command to print the message to the printer "iab1".
- The format is slightly different from the PRINT command. You can also
- write your own program accepting standard input, and SET PRINT-FILTER
- to its name.
-
- For more help, type "help" and one of these topics:
- literal list message-handling set print-filter
- set dont-print-headers set only-print-headers
-