---
name: "npslpr"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "psptools"
version: "1.2.2-7"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/npslpr"
---

# npslpr(1)

prepare a PostScript file for printing

## NAME

**npslpr** - prepare a PostScript file for printing

## SYNOPSIS

**npslpr** \[ **--version** \] \[ **--lpr** \] \[ **--lp** \] \[ **-I*resourcepath*** \] \[ **-p** *filename* \] \[ **-LRfGaz** \] \[ **-i*pagerange*** \] \[ **-S*feature*\[=*value*\]** \] \[ *spooler-options* \] \[ *file ...* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**npslpr** is a front-end to [**psplpr**(1)](/psplpr/1.md) accepting the same options as the original **pslpr**(1) command.

The actual behaviour of **npslpr** is actually slightly different from what one would get using **pslpr**(1) in that some options are not yet implemented or because [**psplpr**(1)](/psplpr/1.md) does not support some of the mechanisms needed for making the options work.

## OPTIONS

- **--version**

  Print a version string on standard output and exit.

- **--lpr**

  Use the [**lpr**(1)](/lpr/1.md) system printer spooler. Also get the default printer from the **PRINTER** environment variable.

- **--lp**

  Use the [**lp**(1)](/lp/1.md) system printer spooler. Also get the default printer from the **LPDEST** environment variable.

- **-I*resourcepath***

  (Unsupported.) Specify the path for a printer resource. This path will be used to locate a resource that is not available in the printer, as defined in the printer's PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file, in order to download that resource to the printer.

- **-p** *filename*

  Act as a filter, printing on the given file (or the standard output if *filename* is **-**) instead of piping the document to the system printer spooler.

- **-L**

  (Unsupported.) Print the document in landscape format.

- **-R**

  Reverse the page order.

- **-f**

  Ignore errors and proceed instead of stopping.

- **-G**

  (Useless.) Do not try to rearrange fonts in order to minimize transmission time.

- **-a**

  Strip all comments (lines begining with \`**%**') from the document. This option should not be used if later processing of the document is expected.

- **-z**

  (Unsupported.) Perform LZW compression and ASCII85 encoding of the document, if the printer supports it (which means only for Level 2 printers).

## ENVIRONMENT

- **PRINTER**

  Printer name for [**lpr**(1)](/lpr/1.md). If not set, defaults to **PostScript**.

- **LPDEST**

  Printer name for [**lp**(1)](/lp/1.md). If not set, defaults to **PostScript**.

## AUTHOR

Yves Arrouye \<Yves.Arrouye@marin.fdn.fr\>

## VERSION

Version 0.1.1, 19 June 1996.

## SEE ALSO

**pslpr**(1)\
 [**psplpr**(1)](/psplpr/1.md), [**psselect**(1)](/psselect/1.md)\
 [**lpr**(1)](/lpr/1.md), [**lp**(1)](/lp/1.md)

## NOTES

PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.