NAME¶
aps2file
—
printing to a file via apsfilter
SYNOPSIS¶
aps2file |
[ -D ]
[-P queue ]
[-Z options ]
[-o output ]
[input ] |
DESCRIPTION¶
With
aps2file
you can direct the printer data
generated by
apsfilter(1) into an arbitrary file
without the use of a spooler.
OPTIONS¶
- -h
- show help screen
- -D
- enable debug mode
- -Pqueue
- select a printer queue (different from the default one)
- -Zoptions
- use
apsfilter
command line options
(comma-separated list)
- -ooutput
- direct data stream to
output
(default:
stdout)
- input
- read data from
input
(default:
stdin)
Unlike printing with
lpr(1), you can only use one
input file at a time.
Using
aps2file
is also the recommended way to
create a debugging log of a failed printing attempt. If you include the
-D
flag, the
apsfilter
shell script will log every
command and print it to
stderr
. To save the
output for inclusion into a bug report, you should therefore use a command of
the sort
aps2file -D -o /dev/null [-P...]
[-Z...] [input] 2> log.txt
NOTES¶
aps2file
only works correctly with entries in
/etc/printcap that have been created by
/usr/share/apsfilter/SETUP.
FILES¶
- /etc/printcap
- printer capability data base
- /usr/share/apsfilter/bin/apsfilter
- apsfilter script
SEE ALSO¶
apsfilter(1),
apsfilter-bug(1),
apspreview(1),
apsfilterrc(5),
printcap(5)
BUGS¶
See apsfilter software center -
http://www.apsfilter.org/
- for new versions, bugfixes
and known bugs.
Please use the new tool
apsfilter-bug(1) to release
bug- or problem reports. It automatically presents you a
form
in an editor window which asks you
some standard questions. If you save and quit the editor session, then this
report is sent automatically via
e-mail
to
the proper apsfilter mailinglist.
If apsfilter fails to print something or prints it in a way you wouldn't expect
and you want to report an apsfilter error then please save the debugging
output of one print session using the new
aps2file(1) utility by typing
aps2file -D -Z options file > /dev/null 2>
file.debug
and including the debugging output in the file
file.debug
into the edit session of the
apsfilter-bug
utility, so that it is
included into the mail to the apsfilter mailinglist.
Please note that you need to run /bin/sh (Bourne Shell), bash or a compatible
shell, so that the above mentioned output redirection works. Under C-shell
(/bin/csh) or tcsh it would't work. If you don't know, then simply make sure
you use the Bournce shell by typing
/bin/sh
or
bash
, then you should have no problems
with redirection of
stdout
and
stderr
(> /dev/null 2> file.debug).
DOCUMENTATION¶
See official apsfilter homepage
- http://www.apsfilter.org/handbook.html
- Apsfilter Handbook including the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
USER FORUM¶
Please send questions to the official apsfilter help channel
apsfilter-help@apsfilter.org
. The above
section
BUGS
and the file
HOWTO-BUGREPORTS
tells you how to report
bugs. If you want to know how to troubleshoot your apsfilter installation,
please read the manpage
aps2file(1) and
apsfilter-bug(1) as well as the
Apsfilter Handbook
carefully.
HISTORY¶
The
aps2file
manpage has been written by
Michael Loßin <phallobst@web.de> and first appeared in apsfilter
V 7.1.0.