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# 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.
+# 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)
+# To add this to your lp system, modify the server and service variables
+# and then execute the following command (as root):
#
-# lpadmin -punixprintername -v/dev/null -i/opt/samba/smbprint
+# lpadmin -punixprintername -v/dev/null -i/usr/samba/bin/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
+# directory (/usr/spool/lp) as a new interface (interface/unixprintername)
+# Then you have to execute the following commands:
#
-# This script will then be called by the lp service to print the files
+# enable unixprintername
+# 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.
+# cat these to the samba client.
#
# clear out the unwanted parameters
+
shift;shift;shift;shift;shift
+
# now the argument list is just the files to print
+# Set these to the server and service you wish to print to
+# In this example I have a PC called "admin" that has a printer
+# exported called "hplj2" with no password.
+#
server=admin
service=hplj2
password=""
+# NOTE: The line `echo translate' provides automatic CR/LF translation
+# when printing.
(
-# NOTE You may wish to add the line `echo translate' if you want automatic
-# CR/LF translation when printing.
- echo translate
+ echo translate
echo "print -"
cat $*
) | /usr/samba/bin/smbclient "\\\\$server\\$service" $password -N -P > /dev/null