Testing a terminal-attached printer

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You can test a terminal-attached printer to verify that the printer is functioning properly.

  1. To verify that the printer is functioning properly, issue an lpstat command to list all available print queues on the system. Output similar to the following is displayed: 
    # lpstat
Queue    Dev    Status   Job Files   User   PP %   Blks   Cp  Rnk
-----    ---    ------   ---------   ----   ----   ----   --  ---
4019g1   lp0    READY
4019ps   lp1    READY
tty0asc  tty0   READY
  2. Use the following enq command to send an ASCII file to the printer: 
    enq -P tty0asc /etc/qconfig

    The file should be printed without altering the display or functionality of the terminal.