[OS X TeX] Duplex printing using lp from command-line?

[Bernhard Barkow]

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On 19. Mär 2005, at 19:22, Johan Glimming wrote:

> Dear TeXperts,
>
> I want to duplex print a postscript file from command-line in Mac OS 
> X. The printer
> is a LJ4000TN with duplex unit. I could change the printer into duplex 
> mode, but this
> is not a good solution since occasionally I prefer to print in single 
> page mode.
>
> Therefore, I wonder how to make "lp file.ps" change the printer to 
> duplex mode...

Hi,

in addition to installing a second printer (as suggested by Pete 
Dyballa; a good strategy if you don't need a lot of different option 
sets), you can just use the usual CUPS printing options:

lp -o sides=two-sided-short-edge filename ENTER
lp -o sides=two-sided-long-edge filename ENTER

for more options, look at http://localhost:631/sum.html in your browser 
(provided your web server is active and configured properly; otherwise, 
open /usr/share/doc/cups/sum.html ).

HTH,

Bernhard


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