Printing FAQ

1. Where do you find out what printer to print to?
2. How do I print to a specific printer?
3. How do I print dvi files?
4. How do I print ps or text files?
5. How do I print double-sided?
6. How do I preview my paper with all the graphics properly displayed?
7. How do I print just the cover page?
8. How do I print just one page or a subset of pages of my paper?
9. How do I get a listing of print jobs on a printer?
10. How do I cancel a print job?
11. How do I switch my default printer?
12. Where are the "quality printers"

1. Where do you find out what printer to print to?

There are a whole lot of ways to do this:

The printers are labeled with their names.
The cview printers will give a list of all of the printers on campus, their locations, and the number of jobs currently running on each.
When you print, it'll default to the printer closest to you.

2. How do I print to a specific printer?

athena% lpr -Pprintername or athena% dvips -Pprintername.

3. How do I print dvi files?

athena% dvips filename

4. How do I print ps or text files?

athena% lpr filename

5. How do I print double-sided?

Two ways:

First, athena% add save, then use dvips2 or as appropriate.

Use the -Pprintername2 switch. Eg:

athena% lpr -Pcorfu2
athena% dvips -Pcorfu2

6. How do I preview my paper with all the graphics properly displayed?

Some graphics--as well as constructs, such as cube roots, that overlay two or more characters--may not be displayed correctly in xdvi. To see all this correctly, use make tempps to make a temporary PostScript file of your paper, then gv main.ps to view it. These temporary PostScript files do not count against your quota and will ordinarily be removed when you log out.

7. How do I print just the cover page?

athena% dvips -p \=1 -l \=1

8. How do I print just one page or a subset of pages of my paper?

athena% dvips -pp 4
prints just page 4 while
athena% dvips -pp 7-12
prints pages 7 to 12.

9. How do I get a listing of print jobs on a printer?

athena% lpq -Pprintername

10. How do I cancel a print job?

To find the job number: athena% lpq
To cancel the job: athena% lprm ####, where #### is the job number.

11. How do I switch my default printer?

athena% setenv PRINTER <printername>. Note that this only affects programs run in that xterm.

12. Where are the "quality printers"?

Information on specific printers is available by typing moira at an athena prompt.