Name

       pap — client interface to remote printers using Printer Access Protocol

Synopsis

       pap [-A address] [-c] [-d] [-e] [-E] [-p nbpname] [-s statusfile] [-w] [-W] [files]

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

       -A address

              Connect to the printer with Appletalk address address and do not consult the .paprc file to find a
              printer name. See atalk_aton(3) for the syntax of address.

       -c

              Take cuts. The PAP protocol specified a simple queuing procedure, such that the clients  tell  the
              printer  how long they have been waiting to print. This option causes pap to lie about how long it
              has been waiting.

       -d

              Enable debug output.

       -e

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

       -E

              Don’t  wait for EOF from the printer. This option is useful for printers which don’t implement PAP
              correctly. In a correct implementation, the client side should wait for the printer to return  EOF
              before  closing the connection. Some clients don’t wait, and hence some printers have related bugs
              in their implementation.

       -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.

       -w

              Wait for the printer status to contain the word “waiting” before  sending  the  job.  This  is  to
              defeat printer-side spool available on HP IV and V printers.

       -W

              Wait  for  the printer status to contain the word “idle” before sending the job. This is to defeat
              printer-side spool available on HP IV and V printers.

Files

       .paprc

              file read to obtain printer name if not specified on command line

See Also

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

Author

       Contributors to the Netatalk Project (https://netatalk.io/contributors)

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