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.TH PDQ 1 "JANUARY 2000" Linux "pdq printing manuals"
.SH NAME
pdq \- print one or more files
.SH SYNOPSIS
.BI "pdq [-h | --help] [--debug-rc] [-d | -P " printer " ] "
.BI "[-o" option "] [-a" VAR = value "]"
.BI "[-O" option "] [-A" VAR = value "]" " file1 file2 ..."
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B pdq
prints the listed files, or
.B STDIN
if none is listed. The
.I printer
is selected with the
.BR -d " or " -P
flag. If none is given, the job is sent to the default printer.
Driver options and arguments are specified with the
.BR -o " and " -a
flags respectively. Interface options and arguments are specified with the
.BR -O " and " -A
flags respectively. To show printer-specific options and arguments,
pass the
.BR -h " or " --help
flag, and at the same time select a particular printer with the
.BR -d " or " -P
flag.
.SH OPTIONS
.IP "-a \fIVAR\fR=\fIvalue"
Set driver argument
.I VAR
to
.IR value .
.IP "-A \fIVAR\fR=\fIvalue"
Set interface argument
.I VAR
to
.IR value .
.IP "-d \fIprinter"
Send job to
.IR printer .
The
.B -P
option may also be used to select
.IR printer .
.IP "-h, --help "
Show summary usage. If no printer is selected, a list of available
printers will be displayed. If a printer is selected, available options
and arguments will be displayed.
.IP "--debug-rc "
Be verbose as resources are defined, redefined, and deleted, and as options
and parameters are set, then exit. Hacking a driver and nothing happens?
Are you hacking the wrong file? Use this option to see where that pesky
driver is hiding.
.IP "-o \fIoption"
Select driver option
.IR option .
.IP "-O \fIoption"
Select interface option
.IR option .
.IP "-P \fIprinter"
Send job to
.IR printer .
The
.B -d
option may also be used to select
.IR printer .
.SH FILES
.I @printrc_file@
.RS
The system wide configuration file. See
.BR printrc (5)
for further details.
.RE
.I ~/.printrc
.RS
Per user configuration file. See
.BR printrc (5)
for further details.
.SH AUTHOR
Jacob A. Langford <langford@uiuc.edu>
.SH SEE ALSO
xpdq(1), printrc(5), pdqstat(1)
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