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.\" groff -man -Tascii plpprintd.1 for ASCII output, or
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.TH plpprintd 8 "@MANDATE@" "plptools @VERSION@" "System administration commands"
.SH NAME
plpprintd \- Daemon for printing via PC from a Psion.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B plpprintd
.B [-d]
.B [-h]
.B [-v]
.B [-V]
.BI [-s " spooldir" ]
.BI [-c " print-cmd" ]
.BI "[-p [" host :] port ]
.BI [ long-options ]

.SH DESCRIPTION

plpprintd provides a print server for a Psion, connected to the PC.
Using plpprintd, you can use the Psion's "Print via PC" feature to
access any printer, available on your PC. When receiving a print job,
the data is converted to Postscript® and then send to a printer.

.SH OPTIONS

.TP
.B \-d, --debug
Enable additional debug messages and stay in foreground (do not fork).
.TP
.B \-h, --help
Display a short help text and exit.
.TP
.B \-v, --verbose
Increase verbosity
.TP
.B \-V, --version
Display the version and exit
.TP
.BI "\-s, --spooldir=" dir
Specify a directory to use for temporary spool files. If this option is
missing, a builtin default
.I /var/spool/plpprint
is used.
.TP
.BI "\-c, --printcmd=" cmd
Specify a command for actually sending a print job to the printer. The
specified command must receive the data from its standard input. If this
option is missing, a builtin default
.I lpr \-Ppsion
is used.
.TP
.BI "\-p, --port=[" host :] port
Specify the host and port to connect to (e.g. The port where ncpd is
listening on) - by default the host is 127.0.0.1 and the port is looked up
in /etc/services. If it is not found there, a builtin value of @DPORT@ is used.
.TP

.SH FILES
.TP
@PKGDATA@/prolog.ps
contains the Postscript® dictionary, needed for printing the jobs.
.TP
@PKGDATA@/fontmap
specifies the font mapping to be used. This file is used to convert the
Psion's font names into valid Postscript® font names. It's format is
described at the beginning of it. If a Psion font name is received which
can not be found in this file, a builtin default Courier is used.

.SH BUGS
Using patterns in diagrams gives ugly results.

.SH SEE ALSO
ncpd(8), plpnfsd(8), plpprintd(8), plpftp(1) and sisinstall(1)

.SH AUTHOR
Fritz Elfert