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- PRINT - print messages
-
- Usage: PRINT [/switch] [message-sequence]
- Unless specified, the message-sequence is "current".
-
- The PRINT command sends the messages 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 optional switch "/separate-pages" puts a page break between messages,
- if you are PRINTing more than one. 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:
- MM>print 2:6 #print messages 2 through 6
- MM>print /separate-pages 2:6 #put page breaks between messages
- MM>literal print 2:6 #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...
- MM>list |"lpr -Piab1" 15
- ...uses the lpr command to print message 15 to the printer "iab1".
- 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:
- message-sequence literal list message-handling
- set print-filter set dont-print-headers set only-print-headers
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