papstatus(8) [debian man page]

PAPSTATUS(8)							   Netatalk 2.2 						      PAPSTATUS(8)

NAME

       papstatus - get the status of an AppleTalk-connected printer

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sbin/papstatus [-d] [-p printer] [retrytime]

DESCRIPTION

       papstatus is used to obtain the current status message from an AppleTalk connected printer. It uses the Printer Access Protocol (PAP) to
       obtain the status information.

       If no printer is specified on the command line, papstatus looks for a file called .paprc in the current directory and reads it to obtain
       the name of a printer. The .paprc file should contain a single line of the form object:type@zone where each of object, :type, and @zone are
       optional.  type and zone must be proceeded by `:' and `@' respectively. Blank lines and lines the begin with a `#' are ignored.	type and
       zone default to LaserWriter and the zone of the local host, respectively.

OPTIONS

       -d
	   Turns on a debugging mode that prints some extra information to standard error.

       -p printer
	   Get status from printer (do not consult any .paprc files to find a printer name). The syntax for printer is the same as discussed above
	   for the .paprc file.

       retrytime
	   Normally, papstatus only gets the status from the printer once. If retrytime is specified, the status is obtained repeatedly, with a
	   sleep of retrytime seconds between inquiring the printer.

FILES

       .paprc
	   file that contains printer name

SEE ALSO

       nbp(1), pap(1)

Netatalk 2.2							    17 Dec 1991 						      PAPSTATUS(8)

PAP(1)							      General Commands Manual							    PAP(1)

NAME

       pap, papstatus - client interface to remote printers using Printer Access Protocol

SYNOPSIS

       pap [ -c ] [ -e ] [ -p nbpname ] [ -s statusfile ] [ files ]

       papstatus [ -p nbpname ]

DESCRIPTION

       pap  is	used  to  connect and send files to an AppleTalk connected printer using the Apple Printer Access Protocol (PAP).  When pap starts
       execution, it tries to open a session with the printer using PAP, and then downloads the files to the printer.

       If no files are given on the command line, pap begins reading from standard input.

       If no printer is specified on the command line, pap looks for a file called .paprc in the current working directory and reads it to  obtain
       the  nbpname  of a printer.  Blank lines and lines that begin with a `#' are ignored.  type and zone default to LaserWriter and the zone of
       the local host, respectively.

       Note that pap is designed to be useful as a communication filter for sending lpd(8) spooled print jobs  to  AppleTalk  connected  printers.
       See psf(8) for hints on how to use it this way.

OPTIONS

       -c     Take cuts.  Normally pap tells the printer how long it has been waiting.	When -c is specified, pap claims to have been waiting for-
	      ever.

       -e     Send any message from the printer to stderr instead of stdout.  psf(8) invokes pap with this option.

       -p nbpname
	      Connect to the printer named nbpname and do not consult the .paprc file to find a printer name.  See nbp_name(3) for the	syntax	of
	      nbpname.

       -s statusfile
	      Update  the file called statusfile to contain the most recent status message from the printer.  pap gets the status from the printer
	      when it is waiting for the printer to process input.  The statusfile will contain a single line terminated with a newline.  This	is
	      useful when pap is invoked by psf(8) within lpd's spool directory.

FILES

       .paprc		   file that contains printer name

SEE ALSO

       nbp_name(3), lpd(8), psf(8).

netatalk 1.3							    3 Jun 1994								    PAP(1)