05/01/84 dprint, dp Syntax: dp {-control_args} {paths} Function: queues specified segments and/or multisegment files for printing on one of the Multics line printers. The output is by default identified by your Person_id. This command does not accept standard object segments. Use enter_output_request; it has functionally replaced dprint. Arguments: paths are pathnames of segments and/or multisegment files. The star convention is not allowed. Control arguments: -access_label, -albl uses the access class of each pathi specified as a label at the top and bottom of every page (see "Notes" below). -brief, -bf suppresses the message "j requests signalled, k already queued. (request_type queue)." This control argument cannot be overruled later in the command line. (See -request_type and -queue below.) -bottom_label STR, -blbl STR uses the specified string as a label at the bottom of every page (see "Notes" below). -copy N, -cp N prints N copies (N <= 4) of specified paths. It can be overruled by a subsequent -copy. If pathi is to be deleted after printing, all N copies are printed first. If this control argument is not specified, one copy is made. -defer_until_process_termination, -dupt does not process the request until the requesting process terminates. Process termination is caused by the logout command, new_proc, or a fatal process error. -delete, -dl deletes (after printing) specified paths. -destination STR, -ds STR labels subsequent output with the string STR, which is used to determine where to deliver the output. STR is limited to 24 characters and must be quoted if it contains spaces. If -destination is not specified, the default is your Project_id. This control argument can be overruled by a subsequent -destination. -forms STR indicates the type of forms to be used when processing the print file. Standard I/O daemon drivers ignore the forms specification when processing print requests. -header STR, -he STR identifies subsequent output by the string STR. STR is limited to 64 characters and must be quoted if it contains spaces. If -header is not selected, the default is your Person_id. This control argument can be overruled by a subsequent -header. -indent N, -in N prints specified paths so that the left margin is indented N columns. If not given, no indentation occurs. -label STR, -lbl STR uses the supplied string as a label at the top and bottom of every page (see "Notes" below). -line_length N, -ll N prints specified paths so that lines longer than N characters are continued on the following line; i.e., no line of output extends past column N. If not chosen, a line length of 136 characters is used. -no_endpage, -nep prints indicated paths so that the printer skips to the top of a page only when a form-feed character is encountered in the input path. This control argument ignores -page_length (if present). -no_label, -nlbl does not place any labels on the printed output. -non_edited, -ned prints nonprintable control characters as octal escapes rather than suppressing their printing. -notify, -nt sends a confirming message when the requested output is done, showing the pathname and charge. -page_length N, -pl N prints no more than N lines per page, where N is the logical page length (i.e., the number of lines of user data to appear). The default page length varies depending upon the request type. -queue N, -q N prints supplied paths in priority queue N. This control argument can be overruled by a subsequent -queue; if not specified, the default queue for the request type is assumed. (See "Notes" below.) -request_type STR, -rqt STR places specified paths in the queue for requests of the type identified by STR (see "Notes" below). If not specified, the default request type is "printer." -single, -sg prints specified paths so that any formfeed or vertical-tab character in any of the paths is printed as a single newline character. -top_label STR, -tlbl STR uses the specified string as a label at the top of every page (see "Notes" below). -truncate, -tc prints specified paths so that any line exceeding the line length is truncated rather than "folded" onto subsequent lines. Access required: You require r access to the segment or multisegment file. The process that performs the printing (as obtained by print_request_types) must have at least r access to the file and at least s access to the containing directory to verify that you also have at least r access to the file. If -delete is specified, the I/O coordinator (normally IO.SysDaemon.z) must have at least m access to the containing directory and at least s access to the parent directory of the containing directory to verify that you also have at least m access to the containing directory. Notes: If you invoke dprint without any arguments, the system prints a message giving the status of the default printer queue. If control arguments are present, they affect only paths specified after their appearance in the command line. If control arguments are specified without a following pathi argument, they are ignored for this invocation of the command and a warning message is printed. ----------------------------------------------------------- Historical Background This edition of the Multics software materials and documentation is provided and donated to Massachusetts Institute of Technology by Group BULL including BULL HN Information Systems Inc. as a contribution to computer science knowledge. 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