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lprsetup(8)
NAME
  lprsetup - printer spooler set up program

SYNOPSIS
  /usr/sbin/lprsetup

DESCRIPTION
  The lprsetup command provides an interactive easy-to-use facility for
  administrating the line printers on your system.  The lprsetup program
  contains on-line help and default answers to questions about adding,
  deleting, or changing the characteristics of any of the line printers on
  your system.	Whenever a question is asked, the default selection is given
  in brackets [ ] .  You can press Return in response to the question to
  accept the default, or enter an alternate value for the given parameter.

  You can obtain help information at any prompt by entering a question mark
  (?).	After the help information is displayed, you are reprompted.

  The program knows about all of the possible symbols in the /etc/printcap
  file. See printcap(4) for a current list.  After you have entered a printer
  specification, and have verified that it is correct, lprsetup then creates
  the spooling directory, links the output filter, and creates an
  /etc/printcap entry for the new printer.

  If the printer is connected to your system, you must specify the printer
  device name which is in the lp printcap entry.

  If lp is set to /dev/ttynn, choose the default setting dev when you see the
  following prompt:

       printer connection type 'ct'

  If you choose dev, you are prompted for the baud rate, br.  The default is
  the recommended baud rate for the selected printer.  If you choose dev, you
  are prompted for the baud rate, br.  The default is the recommended baud
  rate for the printer.

  If lp is set to another device, for example /dev/lp0 the lprsetup program
  assumes that you are setting up a printer with a parallel port, for
  example, lg02.  It does not prompt you for device type information, and
  serial port specific entries are not put into the /etc/printcap entry.

  If the printer is remote, that is, if it is connected to a remote machine,
  you must set the line printer device to NULL (lp=:) and provide the
  following information items:

    ·  Printer synonyms

    ·  Name of the remote machine

    ·  Name of the remote printer

    ·  Spooling directory on the local machine

  If the printer is connected to a LAT, you must specify LAT when prompted
  for the printer connection type.  It is important to enter LAT in all
  uppercase letters.  (The connection will not be made if you enter lat for
  the printer connection type.) After you specify LAT, the system prompts you
  for the baud rate (br).  The default is the recommended baud rate for the
  selected printer.

RELATED INFORMATION
  printcap(4), latcp(8), MAKEDEV(8)

  Network Administration
  System Administration