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Subject: Re: Printing locally.
From: David Means <dmeans@the-means.net>
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Date: 02 Mar 2002 23:40:47 -0500
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I don't have my cygwin machine handy, so I've got to ask:

how about this:

cat a.txt > /cygdrive/c/WINNT/lpt1

that's probably not the ultimate solution, but does it work?

David


On Sat, 2002-03-02 at 21:52, Brian Salter-Duke wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 02:45:57AM -0500, Paul McFerrin wrote:
> > Brian:
> >=20
> > I used to be able to print from cygwin by refering to /dev/lpt1
> >=20
> > -paul mcferrin
>=20
> There is no /dev directory! "which lpt1" gives "/cygdrive/c/WINNT/lpt1",
> but typing "lpt1 file" gives permission denied and looking in WINNT with
> Windows Explorer I do not find it. I'm even more puzzled.
>=20
> Cheers, Brian.
>=20
> [my original query about how to print to a local printer deleted.]
> =20
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>            Brian Salter-Duke (Brian Duke) b_duke@octa4.net.au =20
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