lpr(1)-ing multiple files with 1.2.5

Michael Sweet mike at easysw.com
Mon Nov 27 11:07:32 PST 2006


John A. Murdie wrote:
> One of our users has reported that when he tries to command lpr(1)
> from version 1.2.5 to print more than one PDF file at a time,
> although each file prints ok separately, nothing appears. The same is
> true of lp(1), though you do get the "request id is p1-267 (2
> file(s))". There is no error message on standard error (or standard
> output).
> 
> I've turned LogLevel up from our usual `info' to `debug', but see
> nothing unusual. (Though so much is output, it is difficult to tell!)
> Before I report a bug, is this a known problem?

No, multi-file printing seems to work here just fine.  What happens
if you print a single file with a banner page, e.g.:

     lp -o job-sheets=standard filename

Also, what driver(s) are you using with the affected queues, and how
are they connected to your system?

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