[cups.general] Cups 1.2.11, Sol8, lp -m command does not return the request-id

Michael Sweet msweet at apple.com
Tue Oct 12 07:00:46 PDT 2010


The "-m" option implies silent operation, per the OpenGroup (the "UNIX" people) definition of the lp command & options.

On Oct 12, 2010, at 3:51 AM, Chris wrote:

>> On Oct 8, 2010, at 3:21 AM, Chris wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> =20
>>> Previously when using print-pro I could issue the command
>>>> lp -m -d noddy test.txt
>>> and got the following in return
>>>> request id is noddy-156 (1 file(s))
>>> =20
>>> Now using Cups 1.2.11 I dont get the 'request id' line returned. Can I =
>> get this back as we use the 'request id' to validate our software.
>> 
>> 
>> You should, in fact, still get the message.  Can you confirm that you =
>> are using the CUPS "lp" command?
>> 
>> ________________________________________________________________________
>> Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair
>> 
>> 
>> 
> I am using the lp command, the request id is returned until I use the -m switch then I get nothing returned.
> I believe that it is the cups lp. It is located in /usr/bin
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