Command Line Interface: eclpd

This is a filter used to send a file to a BSD system.
 

$ eclpd [options] [file ...]

 
The command is used when ecprint is invoked in a print queue connected to a remote BSD system. The filter reads each supplied file (in sequence) and sends the file via TCP/IP to the remote controller. If no files are supplied, the program operates as a standard input filter.

Options can be abbreviated as long as they can be unambiguously identified.
 

-ph printer-host

Specifies the name or IP address of the remote host with the lpr based print system. If the remote host is not specified, the default printer host defined by the PRINTER variable is used. The host name of the printer must be available to eclpd.
 
The -ph option must be supplied if no default printer host is defined by the PRINTER variable; Otherwise, eclpd terminates with an error message.
 

-rq remote-queue

Specifies the name of the remote print queue.
 

-tmp tmpdir

Specifies the path name of the directory, where temporary files may be written. If the -tmp option is not supplied, the directory pointed to by the TMPDIR variable is used for temporary files. The normal installation procedure sets an appropriate value of the TMPDIR variable in the eclpd script. If the path name of the temporary directory is not available, the system’s default (typically /usr/tmp) is used.
 

-help

Displays help and usage of the eclpd command.
 

-version

Displays the version and release date of eclpd, and the name and version of the operating system. The filter terminates after displaying the version information.
 

-sys sysdir

Specifies the path name of the system directory directory where the sequence (.seq) file is located. If the -sys option is not supplied, the directory pointed to by the SYSDIR variable is used. The sequence file is used by eclpd to ensure unique naming of spool files.
 

-user login-name

When eclpd is invoked silently in the print queue, this option provides eclpd with the name of the user who submitted the print job. When eclpd is used on the command line there is no need for this option.

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