tldr/pages/common/lp.md

lp

Print files.

• Print the output of a command to the default printer (see lpstat command):

echo "test" | lp

• Print a file to the default printer:

lp {{path/to/filename}}

• Print a file to a named printer (see lpstat command):

lp -d {{printer_name}} {{path/to/filename}}

• Print N copies of file to default printer (replace N with desired number of copies):

lp -n {{N}} {{path/to/filename}}

• Print only certain pages to the default printer (print pages 1, 3-5, and 16):

lp -P 1,3-5,16 {{path/to/filename}}