subscriptions.conf: Examples wanted

[Michael Sweet]

Gerd Bavendiek wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Running 1.2, I found a lot of promising features in
> doc/help/ref-subscriptions-conf.html. If I understand it right, I
> e.g. could send notification when a printer is stopped or the server
> is shut down.
> 
> The doc furthermore says: "While the subscriptions configuration file
> consists of plain text and can be modified using your favorite text
> editor, you should normally use the command-line programs (lp(1) and
> lpr(1)) or specific applications via IPP requests to manage your
> subscriptions."
> 
> But looking at lp or lpr I unfortunately did not find any specific
> info how to configure a subscription.
> 
> If somebody could please point me into the right direction ? E.g. a
> real subscriptions.conf ?

The "-m" option for both lp and lpr allows you to be notified when
a job is completed.

Right now there isn't any other command-line tool for it...

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