Many thanks to Alan Davis, the answer arrived in my intray before my mail
asking the question!!
I knew this list was good but telepathic prescience as well?!?
Question:
Does anyone know how I can capture what gets passed to the 'if' file
defined in printcap?
eg. if:/usr/lbin/hplaserof:\
Can I replace the /usr/lbin/hplaserof string with something else to
redirect what ever is passed to a text file?
Answer:
Here's how I've done it in the past :
/etc/printcap entry :
test|Test entry:\
:if=/local/bin/test_lp_filter.ksh:\
:sd=/usr/spool/testlp:\
:lf=/usr/adm/lperr:\
:lp=/dev/null:
Script executed as input filter :
#!/bin/ksh
cat >/tmp/test.prn
I have changed test.prn to test.$$ so I can save multiple test results
Kind regards
Lawrie Smith
Capita Technical Services
West Malling
email: lawrie.smith_at_capita.co.uk
Tel: 01732 877266
Received on Thu Jan 24 2002 - 09:32:41 NZDT