On Mon, 19 Oct 1998, Rod Gotty wrote:
> Hi:
>
> I'm running RedHat-5.1 and have an HP Laserjet connected to it via the
> parallel port. I can print to it just fine using the command:
>
> lpr -P HPLJ FileToPrint
There should be a line in your /etc/printcap file that starts with
"HPLJ:...". Change it to "HPLJ|lp:...". This way you can give multiple
names to your printers. Also, you coukld set the $PRINTER environment
variable.
Frank
>
> and the file FileToPrint is printed; however, it is a pain to specify the
> printer with the "-P PrinterName" parameter. If I omit the -P option, I
> get the following error message:
>
> lpr: lp: unknown printer
>
> Obviously, the printer is not set as my default printer. How can I make
> it my default printer so that I don't have to keep using the -P option?
>
> Thanks
> -Rod
>
>
