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diff --git a/examples/printing/smbprint.sysv b/examples/printing/smbprint.sysv new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3e1cec47f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/examples/printing/smbprint.sysv @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +#!/bin/sh +# +# @(#) smbprint.sysv version 1.0 Ross Wakelin <r.wakelin@march.co.uk> +# +# Version 1.0 13 January 1995 +# modified from the original smbprint (bsd) script +# +# this script is a System 5 printer interface script. It +# uses the smbclient program to print the file to the specified smb-based +# server and service. +# +# To add this to your lp system, copy this file into your samba directory +# (the example here is /opt/samba), modify the server and service variables +# and then execute the following command (as root) +# +# lpadmin -punixprintername -v/dev/null -i/opt/samba/smbprint +# +# where unixprintername is the name that the printer will be known as +# on your unix box. +# +# the script smbprint will be copied into your printer administration +# directory (/usr/lib/lp or /etc/lp) as a new interface +# (interface/unixprintername) +# Then you have to enable unixprintername and accept unixprintername +# +# This script will then be called by the lp service to print the files +# This script will have 6 or more parameters passed to it by the lp service. +# The first five will contain details of the print job, who queued it etc, +# while parameters 6 onwards are a list of files to print. We just +# cat these at the samba client. +# +# Set these to the server and service you wish to print to +# In this example I have a WfWg PC called "lapland" that has a printer +# exported called "printer" with no password. +# +# clear out the unwanted parameters +shift;shift;shift;shift;shift +# now the argument list is just the files to print + +server=admin +service=hplj2 +password="" + +( +# NOTE You may wish to add the line `echo translate' if you want automatic +# CR/LF translation when printing. + echo translate + echo "print -" + cat $* +) | /opt/samba/smbclient "\\\\$server\\$service" $password -N -P > /dev/null +exit $? + |