How can I tell the lpr command (CUPS) that my file is actually a PDF?
lpr file.pdf
won’t print anything.
How can I tell the lpr command (CUPS) that my file is actually a
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How can I tell the lpr command (CUPS) that my file is actually a PDF?
lpr file.pdf
won’t print anything.
Is this really the CUPS-based
lpr, or is it a remnant of another spooling system which was not removed before installing CUPS?Check it by running
ldd $(which lpr)and see if there is any reference to libcups.Also, the complete command should be:
For a correctly and completely installed CUPS you’d not need to tell it the file type you send to print. It will “auto-type” the input, and apply the right conversion filters to make it digestable by the target printer.