Thus spake dman: > On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 09:58:39AM +1000, Alan E Davis wrote: > ... > | -#num The quantity num is the number of copies desired of each file > | named. For example, > > Duh! I just realized what is wrong with this : the shell uses '#' to > mean the beginning of a comment. Everything from the '#' to the end > of the line is ignored and not passed to lpr. Try > > lpr -\# <number> <filename> > > instead and see if it works then. > > HTH, > -D
I never noticed this problem until Alan brought it up (just when I thought I was working all the kinks out), but I have the same thing here. Using the \# instead got me no further. Hmmm . . . Steve -- "Lead us in a few words of silent prayer." -- Bill Peterson, former Houston Oiler football coach
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