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From: Arjen Bax <arjen DOT bax AT cmg DOT nl>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: RE: How to print a file on a network printer from cygwin?
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 14:23:58 +0200
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Magnet Karlskrona [mailto:kk_magnet AT yahoo DOT com] wrote on Wednesday,
April 11, 2001 3:55 PM:

> How can a print files on this printer from cygwin?  Is there any
> "lpr" command?

If the printer is shared via NetBIOS you can send data to it by
redirecting to its NetBIOS name:

    cat file > //host/printer

Or give a try to the freeware utility program redpr that comes with
Russell Lang's port redirection monitor redmon
(http://www.ghostgum.com.au/).

HTH,

Arjen Bax
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