Print with shell commands courtesy of CUPS
Conclusions
The CUPS print commands supply a relatively easily way to free you from graphical tools for printing. The commands create and manage print jobs completely via shell commands. Because you can script the required command sequences, you can use CUPS to automate many daily tasks.
Infos
- "CUPS Administration" by Harald Zisler, Raspberry Pi Geek, issue 19, 2016, pg. 82, http://www.raspberry-pi-geek.com/Archive/2016/19/Automating-CUPS-with-shell-commands
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