Dell 5110cn Color Laser Printer User Manual

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% lp -d dell5110cn -y landscape -y letter filename

The following options can be specified by the lp command.
To print text files:

NOTE:

It prints according to the length and width specified by the lpadmin command.

-y double

Sets printing to 2-column printing.

-y landscape

Rotates the image by 90

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and uses the paper in the landscape orientation.

-y size=n

Sets the font size to n point.

-y outcolumn=n

This option converts text to single-byte text and sets printing to start from the nth column.

-y outline=n

Sets printing to start from the nth line.

-y font=font

Sets the font for printing single-byte alphanumeric characters. If the font specified is not
available for the printer, the default fonts are used.

NOTE:

To specify a font, type the font name as-is after the -y font= option.

% lp -y font=Courier-Oblique filename

NOTE:

For information on the available fonts, see the PS Fonts List.

-y margin=u:b:r:l

Specifies the margin of a page in inches. The u (upper margin), b (bottom margin), r (right
margin), and l (left margin) are positive real numbers (up to two decimal points). The default is
0.

-y ps

The input file will be processed as the PostScript file. If the file does not begin with "%!", "%!"
will be output to the beginning line. Whether the file contains "%!" will be ignored.

To print text/PostScript files:

-y DuplexBook

Enables the long-edge binding feature. When it is specified, the printing direction or position will
be adjusted and both sides of the paper printed so that the longer edge of the pages can be

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